"She Is A Cheat Code": 7.3-Foot-Tall Chinese Girl Zhang Ziyu Dominates At Basketball
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Dubbed the "Female Yao Ming," she has impressed with her dominant performances, highlighted by effortless dunks and strong defensive plays.
For the Chinese National Team, 17-year-old centre Zhang Ziyu has quickly gained popularity at the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup. Zhang, who is 7 feet 3 inches tall, has outperformed the opposition and drawn parallels to the great Yao Ming. Zhang Ziyu is a cheat code 🧩The 7'3" (220cm) center hardly broke a sweat getting her first buckets for Team China 🇨🇳#U18AsiaCuppic.twitter.com/1Vy9iecmXh
Zhang, who made her debut for China last week, has greatly benefited from her remarkable height. Social media users have been flooded with videos showing her making points and getting rebounds with ease.
According to CNN, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) subsequently released a video of her game highlights, showing the youngster towering over opponents and barely needing to jump to dunk the ball.