Lee Seung-Jun (born Eric Lee Sandrin; 18 May 1978) is an American-born South Korean professional

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player. He last played for

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of the ASEAN Basketball League.

Career

Lee's basketball career took him around the world, including two years in

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and one in

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. He later returned to the United States, and was playing for the

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in 2005 when he caught the attention of scouts for the

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, and signed for a season with them. On the team, he acquired the nickname "Shanghai". That year, he also played for the

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in the

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and the

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in the NBA preseason. He went on to play for the

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, where he was noted for a September 2008 incident in which his

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ing provoked members of the opposing

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team to violence;

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deliberately walked under him during a dunk to cause him to lose his balance and fall over, while Homer Se later kicked him in the head and was ejected from the game. He played for

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at the

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and the

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. In mid-November 2016,

of the ASEAN Basketball League announced that they have signed Lee.

Personal life

Lee grew up in the

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. His mother is Korean. His younger brother Daniel Sandrin also plays in the

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, for the

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under the name Lee Dong-Jun. He became a

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in 2009, relinquishing his United States citizenship in the process. Lee is fluent in both Korean and English.

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at KBL.or.kr 1978 births Living people American emigrants to South Korea San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea ABA All-Star Game players Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Korean Basketball League players Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Naturalized citizens of South Korea People from Shoreline, Washington Basketball players from King County, Washington Former United States citizens Portland Pilots men's basketball players Power forwards Seattle Pacific Falcons men's basketball players Seoul Samsung Thunders players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines South Korean men's basketball players South Korean people of American descent Wonju DB Promy players Naturalised basketball players Asian Games silver medalists in basketball {{SouthKorea-basketball-bio-stub

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