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Fourteen Years And Counting; The Legacy Of Liu Wei In Shanghai

December 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports

When you walk around the Yuanshen, you quickly realize that this is Yao Ming’s house. His image adorns the walls, the banners and the advertisements, whilst his retired jersey hangs from the rafters. During home games, Yao watches from his private box up high in the arena, looking down on players and fans alike like [...]

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The Weibo Adventures Of Stephon Marbury And JR Smith

November 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports Media

Two men exchanged pleasantries via Weibo on Wednesday night, one complimenting the other on a job well done. So far, so normal, considering this is China’s leading social networking site, with over 25o million registered accounts. Yet the big difference was who was doing it; Stephon Marbury, two-time NBA All-Star, now with the Beijing Ducks, [...]

The NBA Lockout and What It Means To Chinese Basketball

November 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball

The ongoing NBA lockout has understandably been a massive coup to other basketball leagues around the world, who have invited a number of its currently unpaid players for a spot of moonlighting in a variety of interesting locations. Deron Williams is in Turkey, Tony Parker and Rudy Fernandez are turning up for teams in their [...]

A Seven-Point Plan to Improving the China Basketball Association (Part 1)

October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Sports, Sports Media

Aside from the Euroleague, the only other basketball anyone will possibly be watching this year is from the China Basketball Association as players and owners work feverishly to hammer out a deal to save the NBA season. With the start of the 2011-2012 season approaching there is a lot of anticipation an excitement. Defending champions, [...]

NBA Stars Consider the CBA as an Option, but Teams May Not Take the Risk

July 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Basketball, Business

With all of the hoopla around former Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming’s retirement, some may have forgotten that the NBA is still in lockout mode. As players and owners still haggle over an agreement, many of the top NBA stars have had a lot of free time on their hands this summer and it looks [...]

Yao Ming’s Legacy Will Shine Though China Sport

July 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball

An edited version of this article is published in the Global Times. When the lanky Shanghainese first landed in Houston in 2002, few expected him to achieve what he now stands for. In his nine seasons of playing in the NBA, Yao Ming averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds per game. Yet his contribution to basketball and the [...]

Catch Me If You Can, Says the Chinese Gymnastics Association (Update 1)

March 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Government, Gymnastics, Sports, Sportsmanship

Five golds, two silvers and four bronzes – the performance of Chinese athletes at the Vancouver Games has been nothing but outstanding during the celebration of Chinese New Year. But back home, sports officials in Beijing are fumbling, as a bronze medal the Chinese gymnastic team won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics could be stripped [...]

Marbury to Shanxi Basketball Team

January 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports

According to reports from ESPN, two-time NBA All-Star and former Boston Celtics point guard Stephon Marbury will join the Shanxi Zhongyu basketball team as early as next week, becoming the highest profile American to play in the China Basketball Association. “The aim of signing Marbury is to pay back our fans and try to win [...]

Communist Quietly Comes to Cleveland

December 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business, Government, Sports, Sports Media

A look at the recent discussions concerning Hong Kong businessman Albert Hung, who is now purchasing a stake in the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. I dug through the news reports from Ohio to China, trudging through the same list of accolades and accomplishments of Albert Hung, one of the wealthiest businessmen in Hong Kong, who is [...]

Yunnan Bulls Get Season-long Suspension as CBA Down to 17 Teams

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball

The number of CBA teams playing in the 2009-2010 season is down to 17 as Chinese Basketball Association announced on November 27 that Yunnan Honghe Bulls club will be sidelined for an entire season for punishment over unpaid wages and debts. “Yunnan’s poor business operation last season resulted in unpaid wages for players and coaches [...]