As the first person in the NBA in the history of Korean basketball, HaShengzhen played for the Korean men's basketball team in previous years, and can also be regarded as an old opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team. At 2.21 meters tall, Ha Sung-jin had high hopes from South Korea when he was young, and he was selected by the Blazers in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft, because of his limited strength, he only played for the Blazers and Bucks in his NBA career, and was cut by the Bucks in the summer of 2006. Heshengzhen, who once threatened to beat Yao Ming and be able to prevent the death of Wang Zhizhi, also encountered many embarrassing things in his career, such as being ruthlessly ridiculed by Yao Ming twice, criticized by the South Korean media for dragging the team's hind legs, and also rated as an ugly man by the US media.
1, Van Gundy said of Hesheng Town: he will only foul
Heshengzhen and Yao Ming first met in the NBA on March 21, 2005, when the Rockets challenged the Blazers on the road, and due to the premature loss of suspense, the match between the two Asian giants became the biggest attraction on the court. In more than 6 minutes against Yao Ming, Heshengzhen did not score 1 point on Yao Ming, played 15 minutes off the bench, scored 0 points, 4 rebounds, 4 fouls and 2 turnovers on 6 shooting, while Yao Ming scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 12 of 18 minutes in 28 minutes of playing time. During the game, Heshengzhen had a more rude foul that directly knocked Yao Ming to the ground, when Yao Ming was still painfully covering his knees, which surprised then Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy. In interviews with many Asian reporters after the game, Van Gundy commented on Ha Shengzhen: "He will only foul", which made the Korean media present very embarrassed.
2. Selected by the US media as one of the top ten ugly men in the NBA
Hesheng Town is not proud of its appearance, and it has been ridiculed by fans because of its appearance. The US media has specially selected the top ten ugly men in the NBA, and players such as "alien" Sam Cassel, Byron Davis and Sean Marion have been selected for this list, and Hesheng Town has not been spared.
3. The sluggish performance was criticized by Korean media
At the 2011 Asian Championship, the South Korean men's basketball team lost 62-79 to Iran in the last round of 12 rematch, and HaSheng town was very depressed due to injuries and other factors, unable to limit Hamad Haddadi, which disappointed the Korean media. After that game, the Korean media "nocutnews" pointed out that the Korean men's basketball team sent HaShengzhen to gain more than it was, and his performance was difficult to satisfy, and it could be said that he lost to Haddadi. At that time, the South Korean men's basketball team will meet the Chinese men's basketball team in the semifinals, and some Korean media even said that after losing to the Chinese team at the Asian Games, HaShengzhen's performance at a critical moment was worrying, and if it could not play a role, it was better to rest off the field. The South Korean media's remarks also made Ha Seung-jin unhappy, saying that such an evaluation was a bit excessive, even if he did not play well.
4. Speaking big words was ridiculed by Yao Ming twice, and Wang Shipeng mended the knife
On September 24, 2011, the semi-finals of the Asian Championship officially began, and under the leadership of Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi, the Chinese men's basketball team finally defeated the South Korean team 56-43. Before the game, Heshengzhen threatened to prevent the death of Wang Zhizhi, even if his pace was slower than Wang Zhizhi. "I'll keep an eye on Wang Zhizhi, he pulls to the outside to shoot, and I follow the outside to defend him," Ha Shengzhen said. For such remarks about Hasheng Town, Yao Ming, who was explaining the game with Wang Shipeng at the time, bluntly said that Hasheng Town wanted to play more and depended on his coach and teammates, after all, at that time, the Korean men's basketball team mainly played fast, and could not take Hasheng Town as the tactical core, and Hesheng Town was only a tactical supplement to the South Korean team. Wang Shipeng also said that Hesheng Town has always liked to talk big, and threatened to give Yao Ming some color before the first Asian Championship showdown with Yao Ming, but he was unexpectedly directly beaten by Yao Ming.
In that game, Wang Zhizhi held the ball and hit the opponent with his back, using the dream footsteps to play a wonderful 2+1, which completely ignited the atmosphere of the fans on the spot. Yao Ming joked at the time: "The Korean players have never seen such perfect footsteps, they have only seen the footsteps of Hesheng Town", and Wang Shipeng next to him said that Wang Zhizhi's footsteps are simply different from those of Hesheng Town.