The People’s Republic has lacked a true basketball star since Yao retired in 2011. This quartet of young stars is determined to change that. Yao turned the basketball word’s focus toward China in 2002, the year he was selected first overall in the NBA draft. He spent ten years as a dominant force in the […]
Less than two decades ago the CBA couldn’t get an American to come over to play basketball. Now, it can’t keep them out. The People’s Republic of China was undergoing rapid economic transformation by the mid-1990s. Peasants were pouring into coastal manufacturing centers, ritzy housing developments and commercial skyscrapers were popping up in Beijing and […]
The top Chinese pro league is officially stacked. Here are seven hard-hitting reasons why. When the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) launched in 1995 it looked more like a YMCA men’s league than a professional league. The quality of play has improved steadily, however, and by 2014 the league had a group of deep-pocketed teams able […]
When Yao joined the NBA in 2002, basketball was already big in the Middle Kingdom. Now, it’s colossal. Yao Ming first appeared on the NBA scene in 2002 and quickly became one of the league’s biggest stars. He had the intrigue factor working for him, being the first Chinese-born player in NBA history. He was […]
China is the world’s largest consumer of illegal betting services, and what’s the most popular sport among Chinese? Basketball. The People’s Republic of China has two great national pastimes. While the first is an athletic pursuit, the second involves gaggles of men crowding into smoky rooms and basements. One is 100% legal and encouraged by […]
20 years after its initial launch, the Chinese Basketball Association has become the country’s most popular sports league. Also, its most outrageous. The People’s Republic of China launched its first-ever professional basketball league in 1995. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) produced the legendary Yao Ming and has since become the country’s most popular and profitable […]
Mudiay made a monumental decision at only 18 years of age. Will it push his career to new heights, or leave him in the dust? Emmanuel Mudiay is the latest sensational prospect to hit the professional basketball scene. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) and raised in Dallas, Mudiay’s game combines […]
The world’s most populous nations is now its most basketball-mad. As a fan and bettor, you need to start paying attention to China. China’s meteoric rise has dominated headlines and political debates for the past decade. No longer a backward, impoverished nation of peasants, the People’s Republic is now punching its weight on the international […]
Toni December 31, 2014 13:38:25
Football fans can enjoy all the spectacular action that the Spanish league has to offer as soon we enter the New Year. Spanish gambling news reports that Atletico Madrid will take on Levante on the 3rd of January at home and they will hope to take advantage of the fact that they have been reunited […]
Phyllis F. December 31, 2014 09:08:08
Southern Tier may get Tioga Downs casino if Cuomo and developers have their way. Upstate New York may see Tioga Downs getting the fourth casino license to build a Las Vegas-style casino in the state’s Southern Tier after all, after the state panel’s decision last week to grant only three. Complaints came from developers and […]
