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, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Yi Jianlian'
A Seven-Point Plan to Improving the China Basketball Association (Part 1)
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Sports, Sports Media
Tags:Bob Donewald·CBA·CBA All-Star Weekend·CUBA·Euroleague·J.R. Smith·Kenyon Martin·NBL·Stephon Marbury·Steve Francis·Wilson Chandler·Yi Jianlian
Yao Ming’s Imminent Retirement Does Not Spell Death for the NBA in China
July 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business
The imminent retirement of Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the Shanghai native’s career from his early beginnings in the game. Persistent injuries over the past few seasons have allowed the towering center to only play in a handful of games. Coming off of his most recent [...]
Tags:Derrick Rose·Dwight Howard·Houston Rockets·Kevin Durant·Kevin Garnett·Kobe Bryant·Los Angeles Lakers·Miami Heat·NBA·Shanghai Sharks·Washington Wizards·Weibo·Yao Ming·Yi Jianlian
In the Mood for Anniversary
September 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Education, Government, Sports
Every morning I am waked up by the PLA soldiers in my community. It’s been going like this for a month. Each day, they begin with three songs at 7:30. Exactly 7:30, not a minute early or a minute late. After breakfast, around 9:00, another three songs. Then two more before lunch time, at around [...]
Tags:Fudan University·military training·Peking University·Yi Jianlian
China Sports Review Weekly Roundup
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports, Volleyball
Most team members of Chongqing Daping Middle School football team, which won the 21th World Schools Championship in Turkey, have been found out to be pro footballers. Gao Hongbo was named as new coach of China Men’s Soccer Team, the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years. Bernie Ecclestone backs the future of Shanghai [...]
Tags:2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·CBA·Chongqing Daping Middle School·Ding Hui·Li Na·Shanghai GP·Yi Jianlian
Age Scandal Continues, Yi Jianlian Proved To Be Three 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 Sports Illustrated China(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. For those of you who’re not [...]
