Blog Tag - NBA

Kobe Bryant will lead the Los Angeles Lakers to Beijing on Oct. 15 to take on the Golden State Warriors, as NBA basketball returns to the Chinese...
Take out your sunglasses, Beijing, because some serious star power is coming your way. His private jet may have been delayed, but that isn’t...
NBA Stars Shoot Hoops with Students at Beijing School for the Deaf
One hundred seventy deaf Beijing students took on four NBA stars at their school on Monday – and everybody won. NBA players John Wall, Damian...
NBA China Games: Last Chance for Heat vs. Clippers Tickets
Tomorrow night, there will be two championship-winning basketball teams in Beijing. Our very own Beijing Ducks will be joined by the Miami Heat. The...
Got Game? China Gets A Space Jam Update
Ever wonder what basketball stars do in their spare time? Treat an armed robber to McDonalds, take naked pictures on their cellphones, get a...
Talking Balls: CSL Madness, CBA Badness, Le Sulk's Gladness & Yet More Jeremy Lin
Another week and another deluge of Jeremy Lin coverage. It's about time that you became a fan as he's going to be the subject of a lot of column...
Talking Balls: Tennis Trash Talk, Flirting With Footballers & An NBA New Year
Li Na and Zheng Jie are still in the Australian Open. You can spend your week off watching their progress in Melbourne. There are no Chinese men in...
Talking Balls: A Tennis Champ, A Racist Chump & Lots of Sports News
Happy New Year! That’s for the last one, not the upcoming one. Our gift to you includes links to the first two “Who’s Hot and Who’s Not In Chinese...
Talking Balls: Friday Night Lights
Talking Balls has been locked in meetings for the last few days. This report has been phoned into the office. Apologies, Balls fans....
Talking Balls: Ding's Derby Ding-Dong & Media Humiliates Child Footballers
"Let's start at Old Trafford, and a debut goal from Neil Webb." These were the opening words on Goals Galore 1989/90 - the season that Manchester...
Talking Balls: Hurdling, Planking, Drifting & Sinking
The NBA pay lockout is still rumbling on. Both sides were set to return to the table on Tuesday (and maybe Wednesday), New York time. We’ve no...
Talking Balls: China Says No To Kobe, China Says Yes To Students & Beer Is Good For You
The NBA lockout has been of extreme interest to CBA fans as it means that the Chinese league may see an influx of stars. Shanxi Fenjiu announced...
Talking Balls: Live Basketball,  More Live Basketball, Coach Camacho & Swamp Soccer Video
Lin Dan won his fourth badminton world title on Sunday. He beat the world number-one, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, at Wembley. Despite a clean sweep...
Talking Balls: Scandals, Spaniards, Schoolkids and Swamp Soccer
AC Milan beat their city rivals Inter 2-1 to win the Supercoppa Italiana at the Bird's Nest. Second-half goals from Zlatan and Kevin Prince Boateng...
Talking Balls:  Begging, Choosing & Not Losing
The saddest story of the week – and one that raises questions of the Chinese sports system – is that of former-gymnast Zhang Shangwu. A double gold...