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• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Chicago Sky star is leading the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association in points, steals, and assists. Chennedy Carter, fresh off the best season of her WNBA career with the Chicago Sky, has been lighting up the competition in China. Carter has led the Women's China Basketball Association in scoring (30.3 points per game), assists (5.8), and steals (2.5)...2024
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• International Notes: Marjanovic, Korkmaz, Samanic, Batum
Longtime NBA center Boban Marjanovic, who began the 2024/25 season with Fenerbahce in Turkey, is taking his talents to China after being released by his EuroLeague club, according to a report from Meridian Sport (hat tip to Eurohoops). That report states that Marjanovic is joining the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. Marjanovic, who […]...2024
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• Chicago Sky star receives unique basketball award

Photo by David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images Chennedy Carter, in the midst of a standout season in China with the Wuhan Shengfen, has reportedly received the “Good Temper Award.” Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter is fresh off a breakout WNBA season in which she averaged 17.5 points on 48.7 percent shooting. Now, paying overseas in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association, her club, Wuhan ...2024
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• Darius Bazley Signs With Delaware Blue Coats

Darius Bazley signed with the Delaware Blue Coats in the G League, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The Blue Coats are the G League affiliate for the Sixers. Bazley started the season with the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association....2024
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• Sixers Signing Darius Bazley To G League Contract

Free agent forward/center Darius Bazley is signing on with the 76ers’ G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Bazley started the season with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. (Former NBA wing Will Barton is also currently playing for Guangdong.) Bazley, 24, is 6-foot-10 and was […] The post Sixers Signing...2024
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• Harry Giles Joining Shanxi Loongs
Free agent big man Harry Giles has signed with the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association, as Dario Skerletic of Sportando relays. The team posted a photo on the Chinese social media site Weibo of Giles wearing Shanxi gear. Giles, 26, has appeared in a total of 165 regular season games since being drafted […]...2024
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• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season
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• Kelsey Mitchell and 5 WNBA stars to watch overseas this offseason

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Mitchell, Brionna Jones, and Tina Charles headline a list of stars playing overseas this winter, despite the rise of Unrivaled and other domestic leagues. Now that the WNBA season has come to a close, several of the league’s stars are headed overseas to play in the Europe, China, Australia, and other international basketball leagues. This season, more ...2024
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• DIARY FROM CHINA: Pooh Jeter Gets Out of Quarantine
The Chinese Basketball Association intended to resume play in mid-April, becoming one of the first leagues that was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic to return to action. But with the Chinese government issuing an order that restricts all group sporting events until further notice, the CBA had to postpone their target start date. There […] The post DIARY FROM CHINA: Pooh Jeter Gets O...2020
• DIARY: CBA Forward Sylven Landesberg Turned Around on Way to China
The Chinese Basketball Association intended to resume play in mid-April, becoming one of the first leagues that was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic to return to action. But with the Chinese government issuing an order that restricts all group sporting events until further notice, the CBA had to postpone their target start date. There […] The post DIARY: CBA Forward Sylven Landesber...2020
• DIARY FROM CHINA: Pooh Jeter Describes Returning to a New World
The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) intends to resume play soon, becoming one of the first leagues that was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic to return to action. After initially setting April 15 as a target restart date, the CBA delayed to early May—but not before American players flew back to China and went into […] The post DIARY FROM CHINA: Pooh Jeter Describes Returning to ...2020
• Chasson Randle to leave Chinese basketball league amid coronavirus shutdown, sign with Warriors, per report
Randle reportedly reached a settlement with Tianjin of the CBA, which has been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus...2020
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• Coronavirus halts Chinese Basketball Association play, also stopping players in league from signing NBA deals
Players like Chasson Randle are restricted from signing elsewhere despite not getting paid on time since play was suspended...2020
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• Lance Stephenson hopes strong season in China springboards him back to NBA

The Chinese Basketball Association is currently suspended because of the Coronavirus outbreak....2020
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• Suspended Chinese Basketball Association season reportedly to restart April 1

The Chinese Basketball Association season is currently suspended....2020
• Report: Nets to re-sign Alan Williams
After complications arose during his contract talks with a Chinese Basketball Association club, veteran NBA big man Alan Williams has decided to remain stateside, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Wojnarowski, Williams will re-sign with the Nets on a two-way contract. The news comes just over a week after Brooklyn ended Williams’ previous two-way deal. At the time, it...2019
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• Lamar Odom announces he will play basketball in China
Lamar Odom has indicated for quite some time that he wants to get back into playing professional basketball, and he has finally found a way to make that happen.On Thursday, Odom announced that he has signed a contract to play in China. Odom, who has not played in the NBA since the 2012-13 season, did not specify which team he will play for in China. He thanked Stephon Marbury for inspiring him, as...2018
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• Cast Aside by the NBA, Stephon Marbury Finds Stardom, and Peace, in China
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• Behind the Scenes in Las Vegas Is Where Real Business of Summer League Happens
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• He Tianju Trying to Bring China Back to the NBA
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• NBA Insiders Break Down the Good and the Bad for Draft Lottery's Top Prospects
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"Free agent wing Will Barton and forward/center Darius Bazley have signed with the Guandong Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association, the team announced."

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"Chinese Basketball Association Expels Two Teams From Playoffs"

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"According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Fall has agreed to a one-year deal with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball […] The post Tacko Fall signs 1-year deal with new team … but not in the NBA appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"According to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando, at least 15 teams in the Chinese Basketball […] The post Trolls who want Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma to suit up for Shanghai Sharks receive some bad news appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"The Chinese Basketball Association has asked American players to return to the league and prepare for play in April, but it's not sure if they will comply."

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"Teaira McCowan Team: Beijing Great Wall (China) League: Women’s Chinese Basketball Association Stats (12/24): 37 PTS | 27 REB Finishing the 2019 WNBA season with five double-doubles in her last six games, […] The post WNBA Overseas Report (Holiday Edition – Week of 12/23) appeared first on WNBA."

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"Williams, a forward, most recently appeared in 15 games (six starts) for the Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 20."

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"The post Jordan Brand Signs Chinese Basketball Association’s Guo Ailun appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Two former NBA lottery busts have found their home in the Chinese Basketball Association."

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"The news hasn’t been all that great for Shanghai Sharks forward Michael Beasley of late, but the tune changed at the Chinese Basketball Association All-Star Game this weekend."

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"Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady played 15 years in the league, but the 35-year-old is still considered to be just a "young" rookie in the Chinese Basketball Association."

• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season
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• Harry Giles Joining Shanxi Loongs
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• Kelsey Mitchell and 5 WNBA stars to watch overseas this offseason
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• Kenneth Lofton Jr. Joins Shanghai Sharks

After being waived by the Bulls earlier this month, forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. has officially joined the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association. Lofton suited up for the Sharks for the first time on Thursday, per Asia-Basket.com, compiling 18 points and 10 rebounds across 19 minutes in his CBA debut. Lofton, 22, went undrafted […]...2024
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• Ex-Grizzlies fan favorite signs with Chinese team

A former Memphis Grizzlies fan favorite is making the overseas jump from the NBA to the Chinese Basketball Association, at least for the time being....2024
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• Nets Sign China Star To Two-Way Contract

The Nets have signed Chinese Basketball Association free agent guard/forward Yongxi Cui to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release. Cui, 21, is 6-foot-6 and is a product of the NBA Global Academy. He spent last season with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the CBA, averaging 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 3.1 […] The post Nets Sign China Star To Two-Way Contract appeared first o...2024
• Nets Sign Yongxi Cui To Two-Way Contract

The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward Yongxi "Jacky" Cui to a Two-Way contract. Cui (6'6", 210) joins Brooklyn after going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old competed with Portland's NBA 2K25 Summer League squad in Las Vegas, where he saw action in three games as a reserve. Prior to entering the NBA Draft, Cui played two seasons (2022-24) with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of ...2024
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• Yongxi Cui Intends To Sign Exhibit 10 Contract With Blazers
Undrafted rookie free agent Yongxi Cui plans to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Trail Blazers, a source tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). Also known as “Jacky,” Cui is a 6’8″ wing who graduated from the NBA Global Academy and played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association this […]...2024
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• Greg Monroe Signs With Sichuan Blue Whales of Chinese League

Free agent center Greg Monroe has signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association. Monroe, 33, is 6-foot-11 and last played in the NBA on a series of 10-day contracts with the Wizards, Timberwolves, Bucks and Jazz in 2021-22. Last season, he played in the Puerto Rican league but appeared in just […] The post Greg Monroe Signs With Sichuan Blue Whales of Chinese Leag...2023
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• Damyean Dotson Signs With Chinese Team
Former Knicks and Cavaliers guard Damyean Dotson has signed with Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to Sportando. Dotson spent last year in Turkey with Gaziantep, where he averaged 14.8 points and 3.0 assists. Dotson appeared in 213 NBA regular season games, most recently a two-game stint on a 10-day hardship contract with […]...2023
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• Chennedy Carter has been the best WNBA player in China this season
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• Chicago Sky star receives unique basketball award
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• Kelsey Mitchell and 5 WNBA stars to watch overseas this offseason
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• Kenneth Lofton Jr. Joins Shanghai Sharks
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• Nets Sign China Star To Two-Way Contract
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• Carlik Jones Signs With Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Free agent guard Carlik Jones has signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to an announcement from agent Josh Goodwin (Instagram link; hat tip to Eurohoops.net). It has been a big year for Jones, who was named the 2023 G League MVP after averaging 26.1 points per game on .483/.360/.789 […]...2023
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• Damyean Dotson Signs With Chinese Team
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• Shanghai Sharks Add Noah Vonleh, Yogi Ferrell
Noah Vonleh and Yogi Ferrell have signed with the Shanghai Sharks for the upcoming season, according to Dario Skerletic of Sportando. Vonleh previously played for the Chinese Basketball Association team during the 2021/22 season before returning to the NBA with the Celtics last summer. He appeared in 23 games for Boston, averaging 1.1 points and […]...2023
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• Ben McLemore Agrees to Contract in China
Free agent shooting guard Ben McLemore has agreed to a one-year contract with the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. McLemore, 29, is 6-foot-3 and spent last season with the Trail Blazers, averaging 10.2 points in 64 games, shooting 40 percent from the field and 36 percent on 3-pointers. […] The post Ben McLemore Agrees to Contract in Chin...2023
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• Kyle Anderson Gains Chinese Citizenship, Could Play At FIBA World Cup

Kyle Anderson received Chinese citizenship through naturalization, the Chinese Basketball Association announced. Anderson's maternal grandmother was born in Jamaica to a Chinese father and Jamaican mother. Anderson could potentially play for China in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Teams are allowed to have one naturalized player on the roster. China already announced an 18-player roster for the tour...2023
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• Former Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is working to bring 10M N95 masks to New York amidst the coronavirus pandemic
Former Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is working to set up a deal to bring 10 million N95 masks to New York amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Rich Calder of the New York Post writes. Marbury has arrangements with a company in China that’s willing to supply New York with the masks for $2.75 each, Calder notes, roughly five dollars below what many retailers have been quoting around the state. “At the e...2020
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• Stephon Marbury arranged deal to get 10M masks to New York amid coronavirus outbreak
The state of New York is in serious need of medical supplies due to the coronavirus outbreak there, and a native son is trying to step up and help fill that void. Former Knicks star Stephon Marbury, now a coach in the Chinese Basketball Association, is using his connections in China to get 10 million N95 masks sent to New York "at cost." Marbury told Rich Calder of the New York Post: “At the end o...2020
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• Brandon Jennings makes immediate impact for Bucks
Brandon Jennings, who signed with Milwaukee on a 10-day contract over the weekend, was just two rebounds away from notching a triple-double in his first game back with the Bucks. The point guard started the season playing for Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association and he credits his international experience as part of the reason he was able to make an immediate impact.[RELATED: Micha...2018
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• Knicks Notes: Beasley's reputation; Jabari Parker on Porzingis; Hornacek on tanking
Michael Beasley has carried an off-the-court reputation that outweighs his on-court NBA career but he seems to have found a niche with the Knicks. ESPN’s Ian Begley profiled the eccentric former second overall pick, whose personality and performance have become a favorite with his teammates.Beasley wanted to prove himself so badly this offseason, he left $10M in guaranteed money from a Chinese bas...2018
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• Michael Beasley feels he matches up to Durant, LeBron
Since Michael Beasley was drafted, his NBA career has been mostly disappointing. But the former No. 2 overall pick, now with the New York Knicks, feels that in terms of talent, he matches up with future Hall of Famers like Kevin Durant and LeBron James.“As far as talent-wise, I match up with Kevin [Durant], LeBron, I match up with the best guys in the world,” Beasley said, via Yaron Weitzman of Bl...2017
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• Report: Jimmer Fredette declined multiple NBA contract offers
Jimmer Fredette once again found himself out of the NBA in the 2016-17 season, but this time it was out of his volition.According to a report by Ken Tingley of The Post-Star over the weekend, Fredette, who played out the year with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, received multiple 10-day contract offers from NBA teams upon his return from China. The ex-BYU Cougars star tu...2017
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• 15 great moments from Yao Ming's Hall of Fame career
For a lot of NBA players, their greatness is only confined to the 94 x 50-foot hardwood floor. For Yao Ming, however, his impact extends far beyond any stadium he played in; and that’s saying a lot. Yao came into the league in 2002 as a quiet giant trying to make his way in a foreign country with very little knowledge of the language or culture. He left as a big reason behind the NBA’s internation...2016
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• Hall of Fame Journey Testament to Unique Bridge Yao Ming Built Between Cultures
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• Michael Beasley Scores 59 Points and Wins CBA All-Star Game MVP (VIDEO)
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• Michael Beasley Named Foreign MVP, Yi Jianlian Named Domestic MVP of CBA
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• Former No. 1 Overall Pick Greg Oden Dominates in Chinese League Debut
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• Damian Lillard Treats 'Young' Tracy McGrady Like a Rookie in Foot Locker Ad
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• WATCH: Jordan Crawford Goes Off For 72 Points in China
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• Michael Beasley Named MVP of Chinese Basketball Association
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• Stephon Marbury Calls Out Michael Jordan over 'Kids Getting Killed for Jordans'
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• Stephon Marbury Is Being Honored in China with His Own Postage Stamp
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• Kelsey Mitchell and 5 WNBA stars to watch overseas this offseason
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• Eric Bledsoe Re-Signs With Shanghai Sharks
Longtime NBA guard Eric Bledsoe is heading back overseas, having re-signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to the team (link via Dario Skerletic of Sportando). Bledsoe played for the Sharks last season after spending 12 years in the NBA and appearing in more than 800 career regular season and playoff […]...2023
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• Tacko Fall Returning to China With Nanjing Monkey Kings

Former Cavaliers center Tacko Fall has signed a new deal with the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Undrafted out of UCF, the 7-foot-6 Fall started his career with the Celtics and went on to play three years in the NBA. Notably, during the 2021-22 season he […] The post Tacko Fall Returning to China With Nanjing Monkey Kings appea...2023
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• Chinese Basketball Association teams thrown out of playoffs due to alleged match-fixing

The Chinese Basketball Association threw the Shanghai Sharks and Jiangsu Dragons out of the playoffs after investigating their best-of-three series....2023
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• Two Chinese Basketball Association kicked out of playoffs for fixing matches
Both teams' were fined five million Chinese yuan (roughly $727,000) and their coaches and general managers were given 3-5 year bans....2023
• Jeremy Lin calls out physicality in Chinese league, details getting hospitalized after playoffs
If you thought that they play soft basketball out in China then you are absolutely mistaken. Just ask former NBA guard Jeremy Lin, who has recently called out the Chinese Basketball Association for what he deems to be a lack of protection for players during games. Jeremy Lin, who recently plies his trade with Chinese […] The post Jeremy Lin calls out physicality in Chinese league, details ge...2020
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• Report: China threatens to ban basketball players who do not return to league
China is starting to come back to life after practicing social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan. Their basketball league — the Chinese Basketball Association — is planning to get back to action soon and continue the season by conducting the playoffs. Games would be played without fans. But the league is not being very friendly to American players, accor...2020
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• Veteran big man Kenneth Faried reportedly released by Chinese team
After spending four months on the free agent market, Kenneth Faried signed a lucrative contract with China’s Zhejiang Guangsha Lions last month. However, his stint in China appears to have been short-lived, as Emiliano Carchia of Sportando reports that Faried is back on the open market after being released by the Lions. Faried, 30, appeared in seven games in the Chinese Basketball Association and ...2019
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• Donatas Motiejunas plans to sign with Spurs Thursday
Nearly two weeks after reporting that big man Donatas Motiejunas and the Spurs were nearing a contract agreement, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski provides an update, tweeting that Motiejunas is expected to officially sign with San Antonio Thursday. Motiejunas will meet the team on its current road trip, Woj adds. Motiejunas, 28, has spent the last two seasons playing for the Shandong Golden Stars in the...2019
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• Jordan Crawford set to play in China
Jordan Crawford‘s 2018-19 international tour will continue in China, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando, who hears from a source that the veteran NBA guard has agreed to a deal with the Sichaun Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association. It has been an eventful season so far for Crawford, who had apparent deals with teams in Germany and China fall through in November and January, re...2019
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• Yao Ming steps down as head of Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese league has been gripped by a game fixing scandal....2023
• Yao Ming steps down as head of Chinese Basketball Association

The Chinese league has been gripped by a game fixing scandal....2023
• Jimmer Fredette agrees to two-year deal with Suns
Jimmer Fredette has enjoyed tremendous success in the Chinese Basketball Association over the past three seasons, and the former BYU star has finally earned his way back onto an NBA roster. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Thursday that Fredette has signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns. The contract includes a team option for next season. The Suns are 17-55 and arguably the worst...2019
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• Report: Al Jefferson opts to play in China over returning to Pacers
Al Jefferson had an opportunity to return to the NBA next year for a 15th season, but the veteran big man has reportedly decided to take his game overseas.David Aldridge of NBA.com reported on Thursday that Jefferson has agreed to a deal with the Xianjing Guanghui Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. Jefferson had an offer to return to the Indiana Pacers for a third consecutive yea...2018
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Cavaliers' PG Pursuit, Rudy Gay and Omri Casspi
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• Why Your Favorite NBA Team Won't Win the Title: March Edition
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• Michael Beasley to Sign with Rockets: Latest Contract Details and Reaction
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• NBA's Next Hall of Fame Class Will Be Epic
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• Michael Beasley's $25 Million Sexual Assault, Kidnapping Lawsuit Dismissed
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