The Shanghai Sharks Jimmer Fredette (32) battles for the ball against the Houston Rockets Isaiah Taylor (17) in the second half of an NBA basketball exhibition game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/George Bridges)
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It isn’t his ultimate dream. It isn’t his boyhood goal of the NBA. But in his world, Jimmer World today, he’s king.
Fredette is playing for Yao Ming’s Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball League. And he is dominating once more.
This journey took Fredette 7,400 miles away from his home near Denver to a different culture in an exotic part of the globe that has welcomed him with open arms.