Topic: China

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 ...

Yao Ming goes back to school

Recently retired Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming enrolled at an elite university in Shanghai on Monday, state media said, four months after he quit the game because of nagging injury problems.The former Houston Rockets centre said after his first day at the ...

China's Yao Ming to go 'back to school'

Chinese sporting hero Yao Ming is to return to school this autumn, three months after retiring from the game that made him a global star, the state Xinhua news agency said, citing his agent.The former Houston Rockets player will attend Shanghai's Jiaotong ...

Nuggets forward Martin signs with Chinese team

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin has signed a one-year contract to play for the Chinese Basketball Association's Xinjiang Flying Tigers, the third player lost to China by the NBA club.The deal struck Wednesday will send Martin to China along with fellow Nuggets ...

Nuggets guard Smith joins Golden Bulls

BEIJING (Reuters) - Denver Nuggets free agent J.R. Smith has signed a deal with Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls to play in China's professional basketball league, according to a newspaper report on Thursday.The 26-year-old guard has landed a $3 million deal, a Chinese ...

Nuggets guard Smith signs with Chinese team

J.R. Smith signed a one-year deal with China's Zhejiang Whirlwinds on Wednesday, making certain that he plays next season no matter how the NBA lockout turns out.Leon Rose, Smith's agent, told the Denver Post that Smith was concerned about the talks between ...
NBA free agent guard J.R. Smith is near a deal to play the coming season for Shanxi of the Chinese Basketball Association for a Chinese league-record $3 million, Yahoo Sports reported Thursday.Citing unnamed sources, the website reported that seven-year NBA standout Smith, ...

Trailblazer Yao Ming retires

Basketball star Yao Ming announced his retirement on Wednesday after a trailblazing career that made him China's best-known athlete and helped spur the game's global growth.The towering 2.29m (7ft 6in) star made the announcement, which had been widely expected, during a press ...

Basketball star Yao Ming retires

Basketball star Yao Ming announced his retirement on Wednesday after a trailblazing career that made him China's best-known athlete and helped spur the game's global growth.The towering 2.29m (7ft 6in) star made the announcement, which had been widely expected, during a press ...
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