Basketball Roundup: Yao, Zhang, and Lin
Last night, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming took to the court for his long-awaited return to the NBA in the Rockets’ season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 7′6″ All-Star contributed nine points and 11 rebounds, and well as a strong defensive presence, despite limited playing time and fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Yao [...]
WSJ: “Warriors Look for Homegrown Assist”
Check out this interview by the Wall Street Journal (SF Bay Area) with Jeremy Lin about preparing for his first season with Golden State, the Asian American community and his favorite Warriors. Check it out here.
Read: “Lin is the NBA’s Asian-American Inspiration”
OC Register Lakers writer Kevin Ding (whom we interviewed ) recently published an article about Golden State Warriors rookie Jeremy Lin and why he is an inspiration for Asian Americans. Check it out here: “Lin is the NBA’s Asian-American Inspiration“
Portland GM Cho
Boston.com recently published an article describing Chinese American Rich Cho as a “one of the NBA’s brightest minds [who] finally has an opportunity to implement his state-of-the-art ideas.” Last month, Cho left his post with the Oklahoma City Thunder to take over as the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers — the first Asian American [...]
Jeremy Lin on Jim Rome show
Yesterday, Golden Warriors guard Jeremy Lin appeared as a guest on “The Jim Rome Show,” where he talked to host Jim Rome about everything from the NBA draft to competing against John Wall to his decision to sign with the Warriors. Sign in or subscribe to listen to the interview. There have also been rumors floating [...]
Jeremy Lin to sign with Golden State Warriors
According to various news sources, Jeremy Lin is in the process of signing a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. His agent Roger Montgomery reportedly said that Lin and the Warriors’ management came to an agreement on contract terms on Tuesday. Lin will be heading back to his hometown to serve as a backup [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Howard Shum
by Jimmy Tsai
Today’s guest on Other People’s Lunches is my main man, filmmaker, comic book writer and artist Howard Shum. Howard’s worked on a ton of major comic label projects, from Star Wars to X-Men Unlimited to The Simpsons. He has also had a number of his own works published by Image Comics, including the [...]
Yao Ming charity fundraising tour in China
This week, Yao Ming announced that he is embarking on a week-long tour to raise support for the Yao Ming Foundation, created in 2008 to help with those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Sichuan Province. The foundation works to rebuild schools, provide supplies and scholarships for students,
He has invited NBA players Baron Davis, Brandon [...]
“Harvard hopeful Jeremy Lin tries to make mark for Mavericks”
The NBA summer league games have started in Las Vegas, giving NBA coaches and staff a chance to look at rookie and free agent talent. Former Harvard point guard and NBA hopeful Jeremy Lin didn’t get drafted this year, but the Dallas Mavericks invited him to participate on their summer league team. Lin is currently [...]
Washington Wizards trade for Yi Jianlian
NBA team Washington Wizards traded with the New Jersey Nets for Chinese 7-footer Yi Jianlian (for Quinton Ross) right after they welcomed No.1 draft pick John Wall. The Wizards may or may not be anticipating that the 22-year-old’s presence in Washington will open up marketing opportunities in China for them, but they will look to [...]
SMC vs the NBA Finals: Living the Dream (Days 4-6)
by SMC
Click here for Days 1-3 or read on for Days 4-6
SMC vs the NBA Finals: Living the Dream (Days 1-3)
by SMC
It was the 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics when I fell in love with basketball. Even as a young kid, I was able to understand the tension and rivalry involved with both teams.
My whole family had eyes riveted to the TV during the waning seconds of Game [...]
Yao Ming and wife have baby girl
This past Friday, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming’s wife Ye Li gave birth to a baby girl in Houston, Texas. There has been much debate amongst Chinese basketball fans about the gender and projected height of the All-Star’s first child. Their decision to have the baby in Houston has also sparked some controversy as the [...]
Shanghai’s New NBA Store
The NBA has built its new store — a counterpart to the flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York — at the Shanghai World Expo. The store is China’s eighth, but the first to follow the NBA’s new global retail design, and will sell everything from Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian jerseys, to basketballs, [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Chris Chen
By Jimmy Tsai
The third installment of Other People’s Lunches finds us at Mr. Cecil’s California Ribs in West L.A. Our guest is Christopher Chen, one of the producers of the documentary “Year of the Yao” and a fellow graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Chris also recently exec-produced the documentary Fantasyland about [...]
Yao Ming might opt out of contract
Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming said Saturday that he has not decided whether or not he will opt out of his contract with the Houston Rockets and become a free agent this summer. The 29-year-old seven-footer has been recovering from a foot injury and subsequent surgery, but he has one more year on his contract [...]
Nicole Hung leads Harvard-Westlake to State Championship
Chinese American basketball player Nicole Hung had 16 points for Harvard-Westlake as they claimed a state title against Albany St. Mary’s (58-44). The senior forward has committed to play for Princeton next year, but was determined to lead the Lady Wolverines to the championship game, defeating Bishop Montgomery in an impressive victory before their face-off [...]
Nicole Hung headed to Princeton
Meet Nicole Hung, a 6′0″ senior forward from Harvard-Westlake’s girls high school basketball team. The Chinese American basketball player was ranked by ESPN as one of the 30 top power forwards in the nation in the 2010 class. She has developed an impressive resume, including CalHiSports’s State Girl Athlete of the Week in January, a 4.2 GPA, [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Kevin Ding (Part 2)
by Jimmy Tsai
Continuing from Part 1…
All right, all right. Let’s talk fantasy basketball. Tell us your current status as far as how many leagues you’re playing in, what place you’re in, and then your history as far as how many leagues and how well you’ve done.
I generally try to only have one team in all [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Kevin Ding (Part 1)
by Jimmy Tsai
Welcome to the second installment of Other People’s Lunches! Today, we’re at Ocean Diner in Hermosa Beach, and with us is none other than Kevin Ding, Lakers beat writer for the Orange County Register (check him out here). Kevin has covered the Lakers for the past 11 years and previously wrote for the Miami [...]
More bad news for NJ Nets: Yi Jianlian out with sprained ankle
As if having the worst record in the NBA wasn’t bad enough, New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian sprained his left ankle in the first quarter of the Nets’ game Saturday against the New York Knicks. The Chinese seven-footer went down after stepping on an opponent’s foot and trying to get back on defense. Despite losing [...]
Brave Dragon Stephon Marbury
According to basketball blog A Stern Warning, Chinese fans revolted at Stephon Marbury’s second CBA game with the Shanxi Brave Dragons. Marbury and American teammate Maurice Taylor took on Smush Park and David Harrison, who are playing with the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The former Celtic and NBA All-star contributed 15 point and 15 assists.
One Chinese [...]
Basketball: Yi Jianlian’s career night and fan fears over American Baby Yao
New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian had a career night with 20 points and 19 rebounds in their 89-85 loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Chinese seven-footer’s double-double, however, was not enough to push the struggling Nets past the Wizards. Jianlian had played poorly in the previous game against the Boston Celtics before [...]
Harvard School of Basketball & NPR’s Tell Me More
We included this article as a link on one of our earlier posts on Jeremy Lin, but it’s actually a four-page spread in Sports Illustrated featuring an in-depth article by Pablo Torre on the Harvard basketball club and captain point guard Jeremy Lin. To find the article online, read “Harvard School of Basketball.” To download [...]
