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, [...]
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The Weibo Adventures Of Stephon Marbury And JR Smith
November 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports Media
A Seven-Point Plan to Improving the China Basketball Association (Part 2)
November 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business
In part one of this seven-point plan, the media’s role in promoting the league, the CBA front office’s responsibility in improving the quality of officiating and the establishment of an Asia wide basketball league based on the concept of the Euroleague were proposed. The last four parts of this proposal focuses on the All-Star Game, [...]
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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, [...]
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The CBA All-Star Weekend, Still a Disappointing Knockoff
March 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Basketball, Business
There’s a moment of awkwardness after Wang Zhizhi trying to reach out to the audience through his microphone. “Ni Men Jiu Shi Rong Yu,” the Bayi Rockets center shouted. It looked Wang, the first Chinese to have played in the NBA, knew too that what he was speaking was weird. The words basically mean “you [...]
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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 [...]
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