On May 5, Beijing time, there was bad news in the Chinese basketball world, CUBA player Altai died of cardiac arrest during the game, and the rescue was ineffective, at the age of 31.
Many fans don't know Altai very well because he has never played in the CBA in his career. But in the CUBA circle, Altai is very famous, and many fans who pay attention to the collegiate league like Altai. Born in 1991, Altai is 31 years old and 1.93 meters tall, playing for the Shihezi University team in Xinjiang. Originally from Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, Altai is a Mongolian player.
Altai's upbringing was inspiring. Altai has loved to play since he was a child, but because Altai's village is relatively poor, his family is not rich, he played two or three games of ball, a pair of shoes are worn out, so he can only temporarily give up playing. In order to continue to pursue his dreams, Altai went out to work to earn money, worked in construction sites, restaurants, and railways, and bought himself a new pair of sneakers with the money he earned, and sent everything else to his family. After that, Altai wanted to enter the university, but unfortunately did not get admitted, and then had to work again.
Altai's association with basketball again was also very accidental, when Hu Jiang, the coach of the Shihezi University basketball team, went to select seedlings and took a fancy to Altai at a glance. At that time, Altai jumped from a meter away from the free throw line, and he could stage a big windmill dunk, and his physical condition was very exciting. After joining Shihezi University, Altai grew up with the team, and Shihezi University also grew from the bottom of the first year to the top eight of the CUBA, and Altai finally did not have to worry about spending money on equipment.
Altai's story, which appeared on CCTV5's "Basketball Park" in 2016, is well known to fans. Altai's nickname also spread within a certain range - CUBA Durant. Unfortunately, after 2016, Altai graduated from his senior year and left the CUBA arena. After joining the work, Altai also often played basketball in the unit. However, the fans once again learned of Altai's news, and it turned out to be his bad news.
On Altai's social media, fans lamented and lined up to leave messages to remember Altai, even though Altai could no longer see them. One of the earliest messages was in the early morning of the 3rd, which read: "Come on brother, you must survive." That is to say, Altai is most likely to be unexpected when playing on the 2nd, although it was immediately rescued, but Altai was still unable to run through death. Hope Altai goes all the way, and hope heaven has basketball.