Ma Jian (simplified Chinese: é©¬å ¥; traditional Chinese: é¦¬å ¥;
pinyin: Mǎ Jià n; born 20 August 1969 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a
retired professional basketball player from China. He is known for
playing college basketball for the University of Utah from
1993â€"1995, and becoming one of the first Chinese nationals to play
competitive basketball in the United States. He was on the preseason
roster of the Los Angeles Clippers in 1995 before being the last
player cut. After being cut, Ma served as commentator for the Clippers
games on Chinese radio station KAZN, a 24-hour Mandarin Chinese radio
station covering the Los Angeles area.He later returned to China to
play for the Beijing Olympians of the Chinese Basketball Association
(CBA), until he left during the 2000â€"2001 season.He also played in
the Philippines as an import in the Philippine Basketball League
(PBL).He also competed in the 1990 Asian Games and the 1992 Summer
Olympics for the Chinese men's national basketball team.
pinyin: Mǎ Jià n; born 20 August 1969 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a
retired professional basketball player from China. He is known for
playing college basketball for the University of Utah from
1993â€"1995, and becoming one of the first Chinese nationals to play
competitive basketball in the United States. He was on the preseason
roster of the Los Angeles Clippers in 1995 before being the last
player cut. After being cut, Ma served as commentator for the Clippers
games on Chinese radio station KAZN, a 24-hour Mandarin Chinese radio
station covering the Los Angeles area.He later returned to China to
play for the Beijing Olympians of the Chinese Basketball Association
(CBA), until he left during the 2000â€"2001 season.He also played in
the Philippines as an import in the Philippine Basketball League
(PBL).He also competed in the 1990 Asian Games and the 1992 Summer
Olympics for the Chinese men's national basketball team.
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