Zhang Ziyu is awkwardly taller than all other players (©)
Zhang Ziyu is awkwardly taller than all other players (©)

2.26m high 14-year-old Chinese kid shocks the world with her basketball dominance

Reading Time: 1min | Fri. 16.07.21. | 21:30

In the highlights, Ziyu towers over her helpless opponents, easily securing uncontested rebounds and scoring wide-open layups

Zhang Ziyu is a 14-year-old girl from China who went viral on the Chinese social media site Weibo on Thursday, thanks to footage of her towering over her opponents while leading her team to a championship in the U15 National Basketball League.

As per China’s Global Times, she measures 2.26 meters.

Zhang recorded 42 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks in Thursday’s championship game, according to the South China Morning Post.

She must be at least two feet taller than every other player on the court.

Zhang is collecting rebounds, blocking shots and scoring layups while standing flatfooted or maybe getting up on her tiptoes. She’s so tall that jumping is completely unnecessary.

Commenters quickly compared Ziyu to former NBA star and fellow Chinese basketball player Yao Ming.

Ziyu comes from a basketball family. Her mother, Yu Ying, played on China’s national women’s basketball team, and her father played professionally as well.


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