With Season Over, Many International NBA Players focus on Olympic Qualification

Yao Ming Saddened by China Quake, Asks For Your Help

Maury posted 5/28/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Yao Ming was at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Sunday as part of a promotion with Coca-Cola. However, his mind was clearly with the people of his home country when he led the crowed in a moment of silence before the Coca-Cola 600. As reported by ESPN : “We are very sad for the people we have lost in the earthquake,” Yao said. “We have a long way to go to create a new place for the people who ..

May 12 Earthquake Causes China to Pull Plug on NBA Playoffs

Maury posted 5/29/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Entertainment programs, including the NBA playoffs, were suspended from China television during a three-day mourning period last week for victims of the 7.9 earthquake that devastated China on May 12. Following the three-day grieving period, the national broadcaster CCTV aired Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. However, no NBA ...

The NBA Is Too Entertaining For China

Deadspin found this 5/29/2008 on youbeenblinded.com

David Stern is on a mission to make the NBA a global league, and he gave us a glimpse of his European expansion plans earlier this year. In 2007 the league appointed Timothy Chen, the former head of Microsoft’s China division, to oversee ...

Dirk Nowitzki in the high-school diploma questions

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 5/30/2008 on www.ballineurope.com

BallinEurope is not only a basketball blog, we also talk about the stories that are related somehow with the Sport we love. So the info I found today on the net made me smile a bit as it shows the importance of Dirk Nowitzki is Germany. In the ...

NBA playoffs disappear from TV in China | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

SLAM Online found this 5/28/2008 on www.chron.com

BEIJING — NBA playoff games have mysteriously disappeared from Chinese television. Entertainment programs on Chinese television were suspended last week during a three-day period of mourning for victims of the deadly Sichuan earthquake, including NBA ...