Information AboutMengke Bateer |
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Bateer is an ethnic Mongolian, one of the 56 recognized Ethnic Minorities In China . After being waived by the New York Knicks in September 2004, he played for the Huntsville Flight of the National Basketball Development League for a while. He rejoined the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association in mid-February 2005, a couple of weeks before the end of the 2004–2005 regular season, and was named MVP of the 2005 CBA All-star Game (played at the end of the regular season, before the playoffs). He continues to play for the team in the 2005–2006 season. At 6' 11" and over 300 lbs, he was considered one of the stronger centers in the NBA. The trio of 7' 1" Wang Zhizhi , 7' 6" Yao Ming and Mengke Bateer were known as the "Walking Great Wall" of the Chinese National Basketball Team . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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