“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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
“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 [...]
