A giant who is 3 cm taller than Yao Ming

He can fill the basket with both hands on tiptoe, 3 cm taller than Yao Ming, and is the third highest giant in NBA history.

For every block he contributed on the field, he would donate $25 to children of AIDS, but fate still allowed a disaster to deprive him of his ability to stand. Sean Bradley was only known by old domestic fans because of the hype of confronting Yao Ming and McGrady's shocking dunk. What kind of career has he experienced?

Bradley's father is 203cm, and he inherited his genes perfectly. He had already reached 220cm at the age of 16. Because he has had the habit of exercise since childhood, he is also very harmonious. In his senior year, he averaged 25 points, 17 rebounds and 9 blocks per game.

In terms of inside dominance, O'Neal, who is the same age in high school in the United States, can beat him. Subsequently, he was in his freshman year and set an NCAA record of 177 blocks in a single season and 14 blocks in a single game. This height and talent made him the second place in the draft in 1993 and was taken down by the Digital People.

However, in the era of advocating hand-to-hand combat in positions, his slender figure could not support him in launching an effective low-post offense. Except for the frame protection and blocking, he averaged more than 3 per game per year, and his performance was not stable. In the third year, the Digital Man lost the confidence to cultivate him and sent him to the Nets. After only one season, he moved to the Mavericks again.

At that time, the Mavericks' head coach was Old Nelson, the pioneer of the running and bombing system. He needed a non-traditional center with strong mobile capabilities. Bradley scored in double digits for two consecutive seasons, which was the spring of stable performance. In 1998, he even handed in historical data of 22 points, 22 rebounds and 13 blocks.

However, his light was quickly covered up by another giant. In 2002, Yao Ming logged into the NBA as the No. 1 pick. Due to similar heights, Yao Ming's draft template is Bradley, and the media even began to hype the confrontation between the two. But in November, the two played for the first time, Yao Ming used 30 points and 16 rebounds to smash Bradley. Looking at career data, the two have played 17 games, Yao Ming averaged 17.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, while the latter only had 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. In the first round of the 2005 playoffs, Yao Ming's teammate McGrady broke into the penalty area at the bottom line and completed a shocking dunk against Bradley's assisted defense, which became a classic memory of old fans. That offseason, Bradley chose to retire. There were many rumors that he was depressed by McGrady, but in fact the Mavericks were the winner of that round of tiebreak. Bradley's slender body was plagued by injuries over time, especially his knee injury caused his movement ability to be much worse than before. He personally lost his enthusiasm for basketball and hoped to return to his family, so he reached a buyout with the Mavericks. After retiring, Bradley fell in love with cycling and tailored a professional bicycle.

Time froze, January 2021. While he was riding a road one block away from his home, he found a car parked on the side and so he slowed down and turned on the turn signal. Just as he was about to detour, he was suddenly hit by another car on the side and rear, causing him to roll and crash into the parked car. He lost consciousness below his chest on the spot. Fortunately, his helmet protected his head, but he was later diagnosed with traumatic spinal injury and quadriplegia.

Fate is so unfair that it does not favor this loving giant. In the 2000-2001 season, he promised to give $25 for every block to the charity foundation to help children with AIDS. He attended all 82 games that season, leading the league with a total of 228 blocks, and also broke the Mavericks' record. At the same time, he also cooperated with the "African Mountain" Mutombo to rescue African children and treat leprosy patients in India through non-profit organizations.

He was depressed for a while after a serious injury. Fortunately, his wife was optimistic about him and used various entertainment methods to make him find fun in his wheelchair life. The 380,000 photos recorded on his mobile phone illuminated his hopes, and finally his hands restored their basic functions. Bradley's next dream is to customize another car and be able to get himself back on the road with both hands.