Sun Ming Ming- 7'9" Chinese player

[MickeyT]

Link to video of this 7'9" Chinese player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKnw6p1qC0

Sun Ming-Ming is playing for the Dodge City Legends of the USBL in Kansas. The 23-year old China native picked up basketball just 5 years ago and had a brain tumor removed just last year. He suffers pituitary gigantism caused by a pituitary tumor. Unfortunately, since he is playing for a professional team, he would not be eligible to play college ball.

http://www.dodgecitylegend.com/players.html

[BradleyBrave]

Re: Sun Ming Ming- 7'9" Chinese player

Link to video of this 7'9" Chinese player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKnw6p1qC0

Sun Ming-Ming is playing for the Dodge City Legends of the USBL in Kansas. The 23-year old China native picked up basketball just 5 years ago and had a brain tumor removed just last year. He suffers pituitary gigantism caused by a pituitary tumor. Unfortunately, since he is playing for a professional team, he would not be eligible to play college ball.
http://www.dodgecitylegend.com/players.html

I have seen film on this guy. He is a giant, no doubt. Unfortunately for him, he is very, very slow, and really doesn't have much basketball skill. He suffers from the same ailment Robert Wadlow, Andre the Giant, and other 'giants' suffer from. Hopefully with his surgery he is able to lead a normal, healthy life.

[beamer1]

Oprah just did a report on her TV show of this guy.
He is from Harbin, China the same city that Shang Ping is from.

[Majik45]

I've been to Harbin as it is in the far northern region of China near Siberia. It is very, very cold there in the winter, but they make the best of it by having an amazing ice and snow festival. Go here for pictures from the 2005 festival:

http://www.rtoddking.com/chinawin2005_hb_if.htm

[collegehoopjunkie]

Here is a story on the 7-9 Ming
It says he still has hopes of playing in the NBA, but concedes he can only play about 5 minutes per game because of his illness (pituitary tumor and excess growth hormone - the same thing that caused severe debility in Andre the Giant.)

http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-10-09T131705Z_01_N05200545_RTRIDST_0_LIFESTYLE-GIANT-COL.XML

[tornado]

Here is another followup story on Ming, who was also the subject of a documentary on The Learning Chnnel about his illness.

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070513/SPORTS/705130318/1006

[tornado]

7 ft 9 inch Sun Mingming has signed a contract to play professionally in Mexico.
He is also going to appear in Jackie Chan's movie due out this fall titled
"Rush Hour 3"

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/112982.htm

http://mathaba.net/news/?x=556120

[tornado]

The world's tallest basketball Sun Ming Ming DID GET DRAFTED!

He actually got drafted TWICE!

Just not by any team in the NBA....
read this story...he has been "drafted" by the Globetrotters!
He may play with Boogie!
He also has been drafted by another minor league team in Mexico and may sign with them.

"Mario West was one of five players taken by the Globetrotters in their first player draft, the team announced Monday. West will try out for the team in the fall.
The Harlem Globetrotters also drafted Anthony Atkinson of Barton College, 7-foot-9 Sun Ming Ming of China, Brent Petway of Michigan and Marcus Kennedy of Montevallo in Alabama."

He has also played in the IBL and ABA.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10243571

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/112982.htm