Metta World Peace joins CBA
The controversial former NBA All-Star originally known as Ron Artest signs one-year deal to play for Sichuan Blue Whales.
Holders China ousted of Asian Basketball Championships
2013-08-10 15:05China's defending champion was snapped here on Friday after the title holders lost 96-78 to Chinese Taipei at the quarterfinals of the Asian men's basketball championships.
Yi storms back to help China crush Bahrain
2013-08-08 11:06Defending champions China bounced back from its awful 1-2 record in preliminary stage to win all three matches after their dominant 88-66 win over Bahrain on Wednesday.
Iran improves to 4-0 after beating Bahrain
2013-08-07 16:08Iran's second-half run buried Bahrain and improved their second round group result to 4-0 here on Tuesday at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship.
NBA Global Games to start ticket sales
2013-08-07 14:28Tickets for NBA Global Games 2013 in Beijing and Shanghai featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors will go on sale Aug 8 at 3:00 pm.
China claims back-to-back win at FIBA Asia Championship
2013-08-07 11:33Defending champion China defeated India 79-45 for the second consecutive victory in Group F at the round two of the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday.
Philippines survives Douthit injury to beat Qatar
2013-08-07 11:20Marcus Douthit hurt his knee in the third quarter but the Philippines was still too strong for Qatar as the host won 80-70 at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday.
Zhou Peng takes China over Kazakhstan at Asian championship
2013-08-06 11:22Kazakhstan almost scared China but Zhou Peng's 12 points in the final quarter lifted the defending champions to a winning start in the second round here on Monday at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship.
Kobe Byrant meets fans in Shenzhen
2013-08-05 08:04Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Kobe Byrant greets fans as thousands cheer outside a sports store in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen August 4, 2013.
Defending China suffers second defeat at Asian basketball championship
2013-08-04 09:21Defending champions China suffered their second defeat at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship here on Saturday as they lost toIran70-51, while Chinese Taipei proved that they are the best team in Group A after stunning host Philippines 84-79.
China lose to Iran at Asian basketball championship
2013-08-03 21:52Defending champions China lost their second match at the 27th Asian basketball championships - 70-51 to Iran here on Saturday, but still qualified to the second round.
Chinese Taipei suffers late threat to beat Jordan at Asian championships
2013-08-02 11:02Chinese Taipei overcame a 10-point deficit and held off a late strike from Jordan to win their opening group match 91-87 at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday.
S Korea beats defending champion China at Asia Championship
2013-08-01 21:56Defending champion China found their archrival South Korea too difficult to beat and unfortunately lost their opening match 59-63 at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship here on Thursday.
