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Top Chinese prospect Fanbo Zeng signs with G League Team
Fanbo Zeng, a top prospect for the NBA Draft class of 2022, announced that he has signed with the NBA’s G League Team Ignite and will declare for the 2022 NBA draft. “This is the best and fastest way to become a pro and also get better every day,” Zeng said. “This was the best…
Read MoreDragan Raca highest-paid coach outside of the NBA
Serbian basketball coach Dragan Raca became the highest-paid basketball coach outside of the NBA. At least, that is what his agent Minja Ilic claims. He announced that Raca had signed a three-year contract with the Chinese Wuhan Dangai worth 9.3 million. There are no publicly available records of the contract. Therefore, it is not clear…
Read MoreGuangdong completes CBA Finals three-peat
The Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive Chinese Basketball Association Finals title on Sunday, beating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 110-103 in overtime in the decisive Game 3. Guangdong captured its 11th overall CBA crown. Game 3 was a pulse-rising contest in crunch time. The Flying Leopards’ Guo Ailun missed the second of two free…
Read MoreGuangdong beats Liaoning in CBA Finals opener
The Guangdong Southern Tigers began their quest for a third consecutive league championship by beating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 88-83 in the Chinese Basketball Association Finals opener on Tuesday in Zhuji, Zhejiang province. Guangdong coach Du Feng commended his players for their strong defensive effort in Game 1 of the best-of-three series. “I repeatedly emphasized…
Read MoreJason Thompson back to China
Jason Thompson (211 cm, C) has signed with Guangdong Tigers in the Chinese CBA. The Tigers are 44-5 and are atop of the standings. Thompson started this season in the ACB in Spain. He played 17 games for Zaragoza, where he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg in just over 18 minutes per contest. Last…
Read MoreJason Thompson signs in China
Jason Thompson (211 cm, F/C) is on the move to the Chinese CBA. There he will join the Shanghai Sharks. Thompson started this season in the Spanish ACB. In 17 games, he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.8 rebounds for Casademont Zaragoza. Jason Thompson is 34 years old and has quite the resume. Thompson has played…
Read MoreStephon Marbury engineers Beijing Royal Fighters’ turnaround
Stephon Marbury saw his team open the 2020-21 Chinese Basketball Association season with five losses in its first six games in October. Then, in mid-December, the Beijing Royal Fighters dropped five in a row. As a result, they fell to 8-12. It’s been a roller-coaster year for Marbury’s club. But the Royal Fighters have turned…
Read MoreEnd of an era for eight-time Chinese champion Bayi Rockets
The CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) announced on Tuesday that Bayi’s basketball team, the Bayi Rockets, had withdrawn from China’s professional basketball leagues. This is the result of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) downsizing and rearranging its sports teams. Consequently, the PLA has withdrawn them from professional national leagues to enhance their capabilities to serve…
Read MoreZhejiang routs Guangdong in Chinese Basketball Association opener
The Chinese Basketball Association opened its 2020-21 season on Saturday, and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls routed the reigning champion Guangdong Southern Tigers 138-113. Wu Qian paced the Golden Bulls with 39 points and 14 assists. Teammates Liu Zeyi and Cheng Shuaipeng scored 25 points apiece. Liu had a game-high 13 rebounds to complete the double-double…
Read MoreChina ends TV boycott of NBA games
Chinese state television broke its yearlong ban of NBA games to air Game 5 of the Finals yesterday night. It comes one year and one day after broadcaster CCTV quit airing games following tweets by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey that supported pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CCTV stopped airing NBA games after Morey tweeted in support of Hong…
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