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Absolutely Unreal: Chinese Women’s Basketball Player Zhang Ziyu Is A Whopping 7’3″

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Andrew Powell Sports and Entertainment Blogger
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Who knew women could get this tall, wow!

17-year-old Zhang Ziyu out of China, who is a 7’3″ center, made her international debut in the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup and she flat-out dominated in her first two games. Because of course she has! She’s friggin’ 7’3″ and towering over every damn body!

Thanks to her incredible height, the Chinese are now sitting with an undefeated 2-0 record to start out the tourney. (RELATED: Talen Horton-Tucker’s Los Angeles Home Allegedly Broken Into, Robbed Of $170,000 Worth Of Jewelry: REPORT)

In her first game Monday taking on Indonesia, Zhang tallied 19 points in only 13 minutes of action, and on top of that, this was coming off the bench. From the field, she was immaculate going 9-for-9. Also in her stat line were seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists.

Against New Zealand in a Tuesday matchup, she was even more dominant in an expanded role. Playing a total of 23 minutes, Zhang put up 36 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, also swiping four blocks. China dominated the contest, 90-68.

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