Topic: Beijing

NBA bad boy becomes China's shining light

Stephon Marbury was supposed to be washed up after 13 gruelling years in the NBA, but the one-time bad boy point guard has reinvented himself in China as the superstar of this season's revelation, the Beijing Ducks.The 34-year-old New Yorker is averaging ...

Dwyane Wade decides he is ready to play in London Games

MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he is ready to compete for the United States in next year's Olympic Games, ending uncertainty over his involvement in the team's gold medal defense.Wade said in July that he was unsure whether ...
Wukesong Arena, the 18,000-seat Beijing venue where Kobe Bryant and LeBron James powered the United States to 2008 Olympic basketball gold, will be renamed for American credit card company MasterCard.The New York-based firm revealed Thursday it will call the venue MasterCard Center ...

Steve Francis leaves Beijing Ducks

Former NBA All-Star Steve Francis left the Beijing Ducks Monday, ending the troubled guard's brief stint in China's professional basketball league, state press reported.Francis told the club he was willing to leave after walking out at half-time during Beijing's 104-89 win over ...

PEOPLE ampPOINTS

This section offers news briefs concerning notable Chinese personalities. Kunming Party chief Qiu He was given an award at the China Reform and Development Summit Forum in Beijing, China. //www.bjreview.com OCTOBER 16, 2008 BEIJING REVIEW 3 PEOPLE & POINTS Reformer Honored Qiu ...

Americans preparing for basketball worlds as underdogs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will be underdogs at the world basketball championships in Turkey later this month because of a lack of height and international experience, the USA Basketball chairman said Saturday.Jerry Colangelo conceded the team bears little resemblance ...

Yao and Rockets to play pre-season games in China

NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets will play two pre-season games against the New Jersey Nets in Beijing and Guangzhou, the National Basketball Association said on Wednesday.Yao, a seven-time NBA All-Star who missed last season after surgery ...

Kobe Bryant finding it tough to take it easy after surgery

BEIJING (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is finding it hard to take it easy in the NBA off-season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.The twice NBA Finals MVP made a fourth trip to China in as many ...

Stop using English, China tells TV stations

Basketball without "NBA"? The state of the economy without "GDP"? This could be the new reality for television viewers in China, as Beijing has reportedly curbed on-air use of English abbreviations.China Central Television and Beijing Television told the state-run China Daily that ...

I will be back, Marbury tells Chinese fans

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA All Star Stephon Marbury, the highest profile American import to China's domestic league, said he would return to the country after a hugely popular stint with Shanxi.The 33-year-old former Minnesota, New Jersey, Phoenix, New York Knicks and ...
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