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Sun Yue

孫悦　/　不明

Basketball player from People's Republic of China

November 6, 1985 (age 40)　・　Cangzhou, People's Republic of China

basketball player

My Take

What fascinates me about Sun Yue isn't the box score, it's the symbolism. Standing 206 cm and born in Cangzhou, he became one of only two China-born players to earn an NBA championship ring, winning with the 2009 Lakers. Whether or not he logged heavy minutes matters less to me than the sheer audacity of a young man from China walking into that golden-era locker room and belonging. I read his career as a quiet act of boundary-crossing, the kind of milestone that paves the way for others. He carried a flag without ever needing to say a word, and I find that genuinely admirable.

Overview

Sun Yue (simplified Chinese: 孙悦; traditional Chinese: 孫悅; pinyin: Sūn Yuè [swə́n yɤ̂]; born November 6, 1985) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, making him one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being Mongolian-Chinese center Mengke Bateer, who won the 2003 NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sun Yue
Name (Japanese): 孫悦
Reading: 不明
Born: November 6, 1985 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Ox
Origin: Cangzhou, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 206 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%AB%E6%82%A6%20(%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)

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