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Mingming Sun
Sun Mingming
Beijing Ducks
PositionCenter
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1983-08-23) August 23, 1983 (age 41)
Bayan County, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
NationalityChinese
Listed height7 ft 9[1] in (2.36 m)
Listed weight370 lb (168 kg)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006Dodge City Legend
2007Maryland Nighthawks
2007Grand Rapids Flight
2007Fuerza Regia
2008Grand Rapids Flight
2008–2009Hamamatsu Phoenix
2009–presentBeijing Ducks

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Mingming Sun (simplified Chinese: 孙明明; traditional Chinese: 孫明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese basketball player. Mingming stands 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) and weighs 370 lb (168 kg).[2] Sun wears size 20 shoes and makes occasional appearances as an actor.

Early life

He was born in a small town near in Bayan County, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China. He has two siblings: a brother and a sister.[3] He did not start playing basketball until he was 15 years old.[4]

Career in the United States

Sun came to the United States in early 2005 to train for a possible career in the NBA. He was declared eligible in the 2005 NBA Draft, and had a brief tryout with the Los Angeles Lakers,[5] but was not selected in the draft.

In the summer of 2005, Sun discovered that he had a benign brain tumor attached to his pituitary gland.[6] Because he had neither health insurance nor enough money to pay for the more than $100,000 in medical bills, his sports agent, Charles Bonsignore, started a fundraiser to raise the necessary money.[7] The tumor was successfully removed on September 26, 2005.[8]

After his surgery, Sun played with several American minor league teams, including the USBL team Dodge City Legend,[2] the ABA team Maryland Nighthawks,[9] and the IBL team Grand Rapids Flight. Later Sun would play in the Mexican league with Fuerza Regia[10] and in Japan's bj league with Hamamatsu Phoenix. In 2009 he returned to China to play for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), after a decent showing with the Heilongjiang Club in China's National Basketball League (CNB). Sun would later become a member of the 2012 CBA Finals and 2014 CBA Finals championship winning teams.

In the media

Sun has made several television appearances, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 11, 2006.[11] He was also the subject of a documentary television show, Anatomy of a Giant, which was originally broadcast on the Discovery Health Channel on October 15, 2006.[12] He also appeared in a fight scene with actors Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in the film Rush Hour 3.[13]

On March 11, 2007, Sun was a part of the tallest lineup in the world, a Guinness World Record, on the Maryland Nighthawks, with four players over 7 feet tall, including former NBA player Gheorghe Mureșan.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Rush Hour 3 giant film
TBA China's Good Groom (中国好新郎) upcoming film
TBA Singing All Along (秀麗江山之長歌行) giant upcoming TV series

References

  1. ^ http://www.dodgecitylegend.com/news_060409.html
  2. ^ a b Kinder, Joshua. "Legend Signs World's Seventh Tallest Man". Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  3. ^ "Official website".
  4. ^ Sierra, Jorge (January 15, 2006). "Sun Ming Ming: "The NBA is a realistic goal"HE WILL SOME DAY GO TO THE NBA FOR SURE". Times Online. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  5. ^ Yan, Wang (February 2, 2007). "Towering Sun joins ABA's Maryland Nighthawks". Xinhau. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  6. ^ "Surgery May Help Giant Achieve NBA Dreams". ABC. November 28, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  7. ^ "Fundraiser Launched To Get Life-Saving Surgery For Basketball Player Sun Ming Ming". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  8. ^ PRweb report on operation
  9. ^ "Maryland Nighthawks officially sign 7'8" Sun Ming Ming". January 31, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  10. ^ "Chinese giant Sun Ming Ming set to play in Mexico". AFP. June 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-13. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Sun Ming Ming". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  12. ^ Yan, Wang (October 9, 2007). "Super-tall Sun Ming Ming dreams of NBA career". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  13. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (January 18, 2007). "Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan In For Giant Surprise In 'Rush Hour 3'". MTV. Retrieved 2007-04-30.

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