Bātè'ěr shì dìyī wèi huòdé NBA zǒng guànjūn jièzhǐ de Zhōngguó qiúyuán.
Bateer was the first Chinese player to win an NBA championship ring.
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'Bat(a)r' (巴特尔) means 'hero/warrior' in Mongolian. Alongside Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, he was one of the 'Walking Great Wall' trio (移动长城), three Chinese bigs who played in the NBA in the early 2000s. Won a ring with the 2003 Spurs.