Sun Mingming

Sun Mingming (traditional Chinese: 孫明明; simplified Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese basketball player. He is one of the tallest players to ever play professional basketball.

He was born in a small town called Bayan near Harbin, China, in the Heilongjiang province. Sun did not start playing basketball until he was 15, when he was 6 ft 7 in.

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, 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 that was stimulating the over-production of growth hormone, a potentially fatal condition known as acromegaly.

After surgery, Sun played with several minor league basketball teams, including the USBL team Dodge City Legend, and the Grand Rapids Flight of the IBL.
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”The World's Second Tallest Man Is Sun Mingming” | TheNewsPk
At 7?9? tall (236cm), Sun Mingming is the world’s second tallest man and the tallest professional basketball player ever. Many of you may have heard of. Read more

Chinese basketball player Sun Mingming a rising star in Japan …
TOKYO – At 7-foot-9, it’s hard to overlook Chinese center Sun Mingming. The comparisons with NBA star Yao Ming are inevitable. The Associated PressSun Mingming, at 7 feet 9, has made a name for himself in Japan. … Read more
Deadspin – Beware The Slow-Footed Enormity Of Sun MingMing – Sun …
There’s a new Asian monster stomping through the Japanese leagues and he is the tallest human being ever to play basketball. At 7′9″, Sun MingMing is three inches taller than Yao Ming. (No relation.)Read more
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Sun Mingming. China’s tallest professional basketball player ever known weighs 320 pounds and is a 7 feet 9 inches in height. It is really hard not to recognized this center player because he can do a slam dunk without barely leaving … Read more

7-9 Sun Mingming trying to find his place, improve | Interbasket
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Wow Legs: Sun Mingming
Sun Mingming. Published by iceah on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 6:03 PM. Sun Mingming is a Chineseis and is one of the tallest professional basketball players ever known. He is 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), weighing 320 pounds (168 kg). … Read more