Former National Basketball Association (NBA) centre Jason Collins, who has a deadly form of brain cancer, is undergoing an experimental treatment in Singapore, with those involved in the trial hailing the city state’s reputation as a…
China has announced plans aimed at encouraging foreign investment in domestic basketball, weeks after the NBA returned to the country and voiced an intention to expand its operations there.
The Women’s National Basketball Association and players union agreed to an extension of the current collective bargaining agreement to January 9 just before their current deadline ran out on Sunday night.
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is hurtling towards a potential lockout or strike with pay talks deadlocked ahead of Sunday’s deadline over the players’ push for a bigger share of the league’s explosive growth in revenue.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Monday in a sweeping criminal case accusing the NBA hall of famer of conspiring with the mafia to rig illicit poker games.
Newly installed team captain Ivan Yang Bo-wen said he was “excited, pumped and thrilled” ahead of his men’s under-22 basketball clash with Shanghai at the National Games on Tuesday.
After the closing two years of his glittering career felt like they belonged in a feel-good film, basketball superstar Jeremy Lin said the two weeks after his recent retirement proved “very hard”.
The days of Hong Kong Eastern fighting for basketball glory on three fronts appear to be over, after senior officials said their only overseas matches would be in the East Asia Super League.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead reigning champion Oklahoma City over Indiana 141-135 in double overtime on Thursday in a historic rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among more than 30 people who have been charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by…
Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points in a sensational NBA return on Wednesday, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 125-92 season-opening victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder launched the defence of their NBA crown with a thrilling season-opening 125-124 triple-overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
All eyes in the sports memorabilia world are on top NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg as he prepares to make his professional debut on Wednesday, with his rookie card expected to be highly sought after.
Superstar players on new teams and All-Stars sidelined by severe injuries have jumbled expectations, but Oklahoma City remain favourites to win it all when the NBA’s 80th season begins on Tuesday.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said a WNBA game in China is likely to happen “very soon,” but the league must first address the expiring collective bargaining agreement.
Hotels in Macau enjoyed an occupancy rate of more than 90 per cent over the weekend as a double dose of popular events – the NBA China Games and three nights of concerts – gave the tourism industry a big boost, according to industry…
This year’s NBA China Games concluded on Sunday night, but close-season developments on and off the court have added to the intrigue over which teams could make a visit in the coming seasons.
The Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 111-109 in Macau on Sunday to split the first NBA China Games series, and fans can look forward to another mouthwatering clash at The Venetian Arena one year from now.
Legendary basketball players Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond have hailed the NBA’s current excitement value as the league returns to China with this weekend’s pre-season matches in Macau.
Zeng Fanbo made his Brooklyn Nets debut on Friday and said he just felt lucky to be playing in this weekend’s NBA China Games in Macau after missing almost six months through injury.
Local basketball officials have said that staging the National Games’ men’s under-22 tournament in Hong Kong could prove to be a stepping stone to something “bigger” in the future.
The NBA made a star-studded return to China on Friday, with singers, dancers, thousands of fans and a glittering array of celebrities cheering the league’s first game in the country for six years.
The long-awaited NBA China Games returned for the first time in six years on Friday evening as the Phoenix Suns overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 132-127 after overtime in Macau.
More elite basketball players from China could emerge and play professionally in the United States after the NBA announced a multi-year deal with its counterpart, the CBA, on Friday.
The Phoenix Suns’ star player Devin Booker has hailed the importance of the NBA’s return to China, as his team prepared to face the Brooklyn Nets in two pre-season games in Macau.
Visitors began flocking into Macau on Thursday ahead of the first NBA China Games in six years, although locals and business owners said they had yet to see the effects and hoped future events had more publicity.