Sports / Chinese basketball

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.

Basketball helps city rocked by controversy to clean up its image

2014-08-28 07:00

Randy Chang is not only a company manager in Dongguan, a manufacturing and trade hub in Guangdong province, but also an enthusiastic basketball fan, who organized a team that won a number of trophies in recent years.

Yao makes a big impression at YOG Village

2014-08-26 12:03

Jaws dropped when Yao Ming strolled across the main square of the Youth Olympic Village on Monday. The youth Olympians could not stop staring at the towering basketball legend, one of the best-known sportsmen in China.

Yao Ming joins social media battle against ALS

2014-08-20 07:43

The former NBA star announced that he will take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to improve awareness of the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

NBA China supports earthquake efforts in Zhaotong communities

2014-08-09 10:15

Following the recent earthquake in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, NBA China will donate 1 million yuan to the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) through the league's global social responsibility program, NBA Cares, to aid victims and their families in disaster relief and rebuilding efforts.

Pandas find friend in World Peace

2014-08-08 13:29

Ex-NBA star Metta World Peace ends rampant speculation about his name, confirming it is "The Pandas Friend" as the topic reaches 86 million hits on social media.

NBA goes social as tickets for NBA Global Games China 2014 goes on sale August 12 on WeChat

2014-08-08 11:01

Tickets for NBA Global Games China 2014 presented by ZTE featuring the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings will go on sale on August 12.

Metta World Peace mulls changing name to 'Panda Friend'

2014-08-06 17:33

Metta World Peace, the new high-profile import playing for CBA club Sichuan Blue Whales is known as Ron Artest but intends to change his name to "Panda Friend" in honor of his move to China.

China the gem in NBA's global vision

2014-08-05 07:20

Commissioner Silver lauds 'most important market outside the US'

World Peace poised to sign with Sichuan Blue Whales

2014-08-05 07:20

According to multiple media reports on Monday, Metta World Peace will sign a $1.43 million contract with Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association this week, making him the CBA's highest paid import.

Experience more valuable for Chinese basketball

2014-08-05 17:03

China lost just one game in the 2014 Stankovic Continental Cup, but it was enough to spoil their bid for the title.

Shaolin abbot presents medal as Russia wins Stankovic Cup

2014-08-05 15:30

Thanks to a strong rally in the fourth quarter, Russia edged past Slovenia 73-72 to claim the title of 2014 Stankovic Continental Cup in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province on Monday.

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