Blog Tag - Basketball

Hometown Glory: Spot The Local Athletes in Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
When the Summer Olympic Games concluded in 2016 in Rio, no one could have predicted what a tumultuous journey humanity would be in the midst of 5...
As Lin Comes in, Udoh Exits Beijing After Three Years
Just weeks after Beijing celebrated the return of Jeremy Lin to the Shougang Ducks, it’s been announced that the city will be losing another beloved...
Jeremy Lin Will Quack Again: NBA Star Returns to the Beijing Ducks
The NBA’s loss is our gain with Jeremy Lin’s Jun 12 announcement that he’ll be returning to play with the Beijing Shougang Ducks for the 2021-22 CBA...
Chloé Zhao
Feeling left out when your Chinese colleagues are gossiping about a trending star? Puzzled by those glamorous Chinese faces in subway ads, but can't...
The Next National Basketball Coach? Marbury Throws His Hat in the Ring
Former NBA legend Stephon Marbury might be taking his talents to the next level. In Shanghai, during the NBA 3X Finals, a 3v3 tournament, the Beijing...
Jeremy Lin Quits the Beijing Ducks After Just One Year to Rekindle His NBA Dreams
Just a little over a year after signing with the Beijing Shougang Ducks, basketballer Jeremy Lin has announced that he is returning to the US to...
Hoop With Your Friends at These Reopened Basketball Courts
Sadly, due to lockdown measures, basketball courts across the city have been forced to close for months since the pandemic began. Without real...
America's Basketballers in Beijing Do Their Part to Help in the Fight Against the Coronavirus
Last Thursday, Stephon Marbury celebrated his first day out quarantine with a casual walk around Beijing’s CBD. Sporting his New York Knicks cap and...
Trending in Beijing: Ji Zhe Passes Away, Factory Explosion, and Spiking High-End Property Deals
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, ...
R1 Beijing Prepares to Host World's Best International Basketball Teams This Weekend
It's not all mooncakes and lanterns for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival; there's a helping of world-class basketball too. This holiday weekend,...
It's Official! Jeremy Lin Announces His Deal With the Beijing Ducks
After years of bouncing between NBA teams, basketball star Jeremy Lin made a momentous announcement to China's basketball fans via Douyin yesterday...
Linsanity! Jeremy Lin Considering Signing with the Beijing Ducks
Linsanity for the Beijing Ducks! NBA star Jeremy Lin, who most recently took home a championship ring with a minor role on the Toronto Raptors, is...
Tickets Now on Sale for the World Basketball Cup, China's "Biggest Sports Event Since the Olympics"
China is poised to score a slam dunk this summer, as the Middle Kingdom plays host to the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) World Basketball...
NBA Opens World's Largest Store Outside of the US in Wangfujing
The National Basketball Association shoots, but has it scored in Beijing? If we're talking purely in terms of square meterage, their new store on the...
Mastermind: Ji Ming, Soulgoods Sneaker Shop
“Mastermind” is a regular magazine column in which we quiz a Beijing personality on general knowledge as well as on a subject in which they consider...