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Foreign Investigations into the NBA

April 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business, Government, Sports, Sports Media

A Russian billionaire is being challenged by an American politician over previous company investments. Is this cause to also go after a Chinese investment group that is finalizing a deal to purchase the Cleveland Cavaliers? A New Jersey congressman is demanding an official inquiry into Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire who is about purchase the [...]

Marbury to Shanxi Basketball Team

January 19th, 2010 · 2 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 [...]

If You Build it, They Won’t Come

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field

An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude. There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further [...]

Yao Not Owner of Shanghai Sharks

November 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Basketball, Business, Sports

According to the Shanghai Daily, NBA basketball star Yao Ming is not the owner of the Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese star’s former team, and he has not been guaranteed ownership of the team. The newspaper reported that while Yao’s management group, Team Yao, has been signed on as an “entrusted investor” for the next five [...]

NBA Preseason Game Continues in Beijing

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Government

According to the National Basketball Association, a preseason game between Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers will be staged at Beijing Wukesong Arena on Oct.11, a third preseason game in China’s capital after 2004 and 2008. “The Wukesong Arena is an outstanding facility that we are proud to call the home of the NBA in [...]

Haier to Open Store at Nets’ New Arena

June 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business

From the New York Time‘s City Room blog: The New Jersey Nets may not have gotten final approval or the financing for their proposed $800 million arena at the Atlantic Yards project near Downtown Brooklyn, but the team has rounded up another lucrative sponsorship deal, with Haier, the giant appliance manufacturer from China. The agreement [...]

Former NBA Player Bonzi Wells Released by Shanxi Zhongyu Club

February 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Basketball

Shanxi Zhongyu(山西中宇), the Taiyuan-based CBA club, told press on Jan.31 about their decision to release Bonzi Wells, the most notable foreign aid in the league, for not returning to the club. Mr.Wells left Shangxi for the US on Jan. 22 and was supposed to come back on 27, according to the Shanxi club, who is [...]

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Chinese to Enjoy English Premier League for Free? (Update)

January 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Baseball, Basketball, Business, Football, Sports Media

Update – EPL is now back for free to Chinese in 2009-2010 season That might be possible from 2010. According to a latest Bloomberg article, some non-media companies may bid for the next 3-year Chinese television broadcasting rights to EPL after the contract runs out with WinTV, a pay-per-view channel run by state-owned Guangdong Provincial [...]

Age Scandal Continues, Yi Jianlian Proved to Be 3 Years Older

December 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Government, Sports Regime, Sportsmanship

China Sports Review previously told you about the age scandal over Chinese basketball and football players. Li Zhigang, a reporter from the Chinese version of Sports Illustrated (体育画报), posted an article on his blog yesterday about the investigation over Yi Jianlian‘s age. Yi, now playing at the New Jersey Nets, entered NBA in 2007/2008 season. [...]