Uncle Mu's finger shake was one of the NBA's most unique sights, he made his trademark finger shake after every block, and he was the only player who could shake his finger on the court without being whistled for a technical foul.
Uncle Mu has devoted his life to charity, and his salary from serving the alliance for 18 years has been donated to the country for free to help the country build and improve people's living standards.
Now 58-year-old Uncle Mu was unfortunately diagnosed with brain cancer, and he is currently in a good mental state and actively cooperates with medical experts to receive brain tumor treatment.
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On June 25, 1966, Uncle Mu was born in a tribe in the Congo, Africa. As a child, his dream was to become a doctor to help people who were sick and unable to be treated because of poverty.
As he grew older, Uncle Mu grew taller and taller. When he was in high school, he grew to 2.13 meters, and at the suggestion of his father, Uncle Mu began to learn to play basketball, and his excellent static talent was also favored by the coach.
It didn't take long for him to master the basics of basketball, showing defensive talent in the game, easily fanning the offensive ball away, making it difficult for opponents to score in front of him, and the team won every game under Uncle Mu's leadership.
After graduating from high school, Uncle Mu became a member of the national team with his outstanding performance. Over the next two years, he improved his skills and soon became a local basketball star.
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By chance, Uncle Mu met a noble man who changed his life, and Hermann Heinig was shocked by his outstanding height and basketball talent. Under Herman's connection, Uncle Mu successfully won a scholarship from Georgetown University in the United States.
After coming to Georgetown University, at first Uncle Mu couldn't adapt to the new playing environment and fell into a trough, so he met Coach Thompson, the second noble man in his life.
After being spurred on by Coach Thompson, Uncle Mu trained harder and slowly grew into an indispensable main player in the team. After becoming a starter, he began to show great defensive ability, diching out 12 blocks in a game, a team record.
After that, as more and more games were played, Uncle Mu's skills became more mature. At the end of his senior season, he averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks per game, earning him the title of the league's best defensive player.
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In the summer of 1991, Uncle Mu announced his participation in the NBA draft, and was finally selected by the Nuggets with the fourth pick in the first round, becoming the first Congolese player in NBA history.
In his rookie season, Uncle Mu averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, and was selected as the All-Star, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie Team that year.
In the 1993-94 season, Uncle Mu helped the team reach the playoffs, and even eliminated the SuperSonics team ranked first in the regular season with the eighth place in the West, completing the first "Black Eight Miracle" in NBA history.
In five games, Uncle Mu made 31 blocks, and he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for the first time that year.
At the Nuggets, Uncle Mu gradually grew into one of the toughest defensive players in the league, winning the block title for three consecutive seasons starting in 1994.
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In 1996, Uncle Mu joined the Atlanta Hawks as a free agent and continued his top-tier defensive performance. During that time, he won the Defensive Player of the Year award twice and was named to the All-Defensive Team several times.
Due to the team's record never going further, Uncle Mu was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in February 2001. He also reached the peak of his career, winning the fourth Defensive Player of the Year award in his career.
In this year, Uncle Mu and Iverson teamed up to help the 76ers reach the Finals, but unfortunately lost 1:4 to the Lakers.
After 2002, Uncle Mu suffered injuries and successively moved to the Nets, Knicks, and Bulls, and was finally traded to the Rockets, ushering in the last spring of his career.
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After Uncle Mu joined the Rockets, he became Yao Ming's replacement and also became his learning mentor. During his five years with the Rockets, Uncle Mu still maintained strong defensive ability, and became the oldest player to grab 20 rebounds and a double-double in a single game at the age of 40 and 42, respectively.
In the 2008-09 playoffs, the most heart-wrenching scene in the matchup between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was the 42-year-old Uncle Mu who was accidentally hit by Oden and injured his knee, lying on the ground for a long time unable to get up, and was finally carried away on a stretcher.
On April 23, 2009, Uncle Mu officially announced his retirement, ending his 18-season streak.