Ma Jian (basketball)
Ma Jian (simplified Chinese: 马健; traditional Chinese: 馬健; pinyin: Mǎ Jiàn; 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 1993–1995, 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 2000–2001 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.
Filmography
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lost on Journey | 人在囧途 | Vendor | |
| Welcome to Shama Town | 决战刹马镇 | Gui Zhong | ||
| Seven Arhat | 七小罗汉 | Big Idiot | ||
| You Deserve to Be Single | 活该你单身 | Bald patient | ||
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建黨偉業 | School janitor | |
| 2012 | The Assassins | 銅雀臺 | Guard commander |