Harvard falls to Cornell, but Lin leads with 19
The much-anticipated match between Ivy League teams Harvard and Cornell ended in a disappointing loss for the Crimson, who fell to the Big Red 86-50. Jeremy Lin led Harvard with 19 points to pull them within ten points, but it wasn’t enough against Cornell’s tough defense.
Harvard had just come off an easy 74-45 win against [...]
“Ballers of Another Color”
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jeff Yang recently wrote an article with his take on sports promoter Don Lewis’s recently announced All-American Basketball Alliance, designed specifically to be an all-Caucasian league. Yang broadens the topic, particularly as it relates to the growing support of Harvard guard Jeremy Lin by the Asian American community. Undoubtably, he [...]
“Yi feels the eyes of a nation on two continents”
NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper recently penned an article featuring Yi Jianlian, center for the New Jersey Nets. With Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming about to undergo foot surgery–and despite the Nets’ notoriously poor season–Chinese basketball fans are keeping a close eye on Yi’s career since he is now the only Chinese player left in the NBA.
Howard-Cooper calls [...]
Zhang: Big Man on Campus
Check out this article about Max Zhang, the 7′3″ center for Cal Berkeley’s men’s basketball team. Zhang, the sophomore from Yantai City, China, is continuing to improve his game, helping the Bears out with his scoring, rebounding, and blocking abilities, especially in their conference-opener against Stanford, which they won 92-66. For more about Zhang’s popularity [...]
Kobe Bryant dedicates shoes to Bruce Lee
Check out this article from ESPN, “If the shoe fits,” about LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant’s promotion of his new Nike Zoom Kobe V. Bryant sat down with comedian George Lopez on the “Lopez Tonight “show to talk about the inspiration behind his shoes, including soccer players Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry, and martial arts legend Bruce [...]
Marbury to play in China
Several websites have reported that former Boston Celtic and NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has just signed a deal to play with Shanxi Zhongyu in the Chinese Basketball Association. The 32-year-old point guardis looking forward to promoting his personal shoe brand and improving his public image during his time in China. The Shanxi club is hoping [...]
“Chinese Sneaker Giant Li Ning Steps Onto Nike’s Home Court”
Sarah Gilbert of DailyFinance.com recently penned an article about Chinese shoe company Li Ning and the opening of of their first store in Portland, Oregon. With their increasingly popularity in China, Li Ning has also recently sealed a deal with NBA LA Clippers star Baron Davis to develop his own line of basketball shoes, and [...]
Confessions of a Jeremy Lin fanatic
by SMC
Beyond Badminton reporter SMC caught up with the Jeremy Lin fanatic who was featured in Diamond Leung’s ESPN College blog.
“Basketball star Yao Ming to become a father”
This headline has been circulating wildly over the last week already, but it has been reported that Rockets star Yao Ming’s wife Ye Li is expecting their first child. The announcement has apparently caused much speculation on the net, especially as both Yao and his wife were part of China’s national basketball teams, and both [...]
“Lin’s Asian-American fans have arrived”
Keeping up our recent coverage of Harvard guard Jeremy Lin, here is an article from ESPN about Lin’s Asian American fans and the attention that his basketball career is garnering, especially in the Bay Area. Read here and here.
Jeremy Lin: The New Steve Nash, making Asian-American history tonight in Santa Clara, of all places
by SMC
When I was in high school way back when, there was this point guard that everyone talked about. He was arguably the best point guard in the province of British Columbia and won a Provincial Championship, along with the MVP trophy that year.
“Communist Quietly Comes to Cleveland”
Check out Zachary Franklin’s take on the recent purchase into the Cleveland Cavaliers by Albert Hung—a Hong Kong businessman and powerful Chinese Communist Party member. The lack of negative backlash, Franklin suspects, is a reflection of potential business opportunities for Ohio companies and the NBA’s interest in marketing to China. For the full story, read [...]
Other People’s Lunches: Justin Lin
by Jimmy Tsai
Welcome to the first installment of a series we call Other People’s Lunches, where we sit down with some of our favorite entertainers at local dives in and around L.A. in order to discuss a topic they’re supremely passionate about.
Yao Ming purchases Shanghai Sharks
China Daily reported that Rockets and NBA All-star center Yao Ming returned to Shanghai to announce his acquisition of the Shanghai Sharks, a club which competes in the Chinese Basketball Association. Yao shelled out 20 million yuan to become owner of the team for which he once played (and won a CBA National Championship). His [...]
China’s Empty Sports Venues
Check out Zachary Franklin’s editorial at China Sports Review about China’s empty sports venues. According to the article, China has spent billions to build several massive sports stadiums in a bidding effort to host major athletic events like the 2008 Olympic games, the 2009 East Asian Games, and the 2012 and 2014 Youth Olympic summer [...]
