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A retirement ceremony for famed Chinese basketball star Mengke Bateer was held on August 11, 2015 at the Master Card Center in Beijing. [Photo from Xinhua]

A retirement ceremony for famed Chinese basketball star Mengke Bateer was held on Tuesday at the Master Card Center in Beijing.

Bateer, the first Chinese player on an NBA championship-winning team, said he is bowing out because of health issues but aims to continue inspiring youngsters through a youth training program.

39-year-old Bateer announced his retirement on July 28th.

Bateer is the only Chinese basketballer to have played in the NBA without being taken in the NBA draft.

He is also the first Chinese basketballer to have been on a NBA championship-winning roster.

Bateer was with the San Antonio Spurs when they won the NBA championship in 2003.

Bateer rose from being a shepherd boy on the grasslands of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region to become one of the most accomplished Chinese basketball stars.

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