) ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁basketball ▁player ▁from ▁China , ▁who ▁has ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" L ittle ▁Y ao ▁M ing ", ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁source ▁from ▁C CT V , ▁China ' s ▁news ▁channel . ▁ ▁He ▁stands ▁ 2 . 2 0 m ▁or ▁ 7 ' 3 " ▁tall ▁and ▁we igh s ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁pounds ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁tra dem ark ed ▁nick name ▁" L ittle ▁Gi ant " ▁no ▁longer ▁belongs ▁with ▁Y ao ▁M ing ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁X in h ua ▁News ▁Agency . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁X in h ua , ▁"... ▁Sun ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁Chinese ▁top ▁professional ▁league ▁game ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Gu ang d ong ▁club ▁player ▁had ▁two ▁points , ▁five ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁five ▁fou ls ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ▁on ▁court ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁News , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁team ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Asian ▁Games , ▁though ▁people ▁already ▁have ▁big ▁expect ations ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁co - play ers ▁who ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 ▁feet ▁tall ▁on ▁the ▁Chinese ▁National ▁basketball ▁team , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁Z hang ▁Z ha ox u , ▁Wang ▁Zh iz hi , ▁Wang ▁Z hel in , ▁and ▁Y i ▁J ian li an . ▁