• The Official 2012 NiuBBall CBA Playoff Extravaganza

    The Official 2012 NiuBBall CBA Playoff Extravaganza

    They have a saying over at NiuBBall: There is no parity in the Chinese Basketball Association. Understand: Since the CBA went to a best-of-five format for the first round and semis in 2005, never has there been a do-or-die Game 5. Since the CBA went to a best-of-seven format for the finals a year later, only two teams – Bayi [...]

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  • Guangsha, Xinjiang shake up their import playoff rosters

    Guangsha, Xinjiang shake up their import playoff rosters

    Zhejiang Guangsha, who played the entire regular season with Wilson Chandler, will now have to play the entire post-season without him after both sides agreed to let him return to the United States to negotiate his next NBA contract after he helped the team secure a Playoff berth. Chandler is already back in the U.S., where he is reportedly in [...]

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  • Was JR Smith Fined A Million Dollars For Missing Practices?

    Was JR Smith Fined A Million Dollars For Missing Practices?

    With his off-court drama and on-court offensive explosions, J.R. Smith gave Chinese Basketball Association officials, coaches, teammates and fans a lot to remember this year and more. As in, much more. According to a report published by NetEase, Smith had US $1.06 million deducted from his salary over the course of the season for missing practices. Most of the missed [...]

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  • CBA Postseason Predictions

    CBA Postseason Predictions

    With the CBA playoffs about to start on Wednesday, the Shanghai Daily’s Alex Linder (who went 10-10 the last time he was speculating on the Sharks’ fortunes) and Niubball’s Edward Bothfeld throw down their predictions for what should be an exciting and pretty unpredictable st of quarter-final ties. Guangdong Tigers (1) – Fujian Sturgeons (8) AL: Guangdong: 3-0 I think [...]

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  • CBA All-Star Game Won By North Team

    CBA All-Star Game Won By North Team

    Li Gen (1st, R) celebrates with his teammates during CBA All-Star Game in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province, on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. Li Gen was crowned the All-Star MVP as the 23-year-old scored 31 points to lead the Northern All-Star team to get past the South 122-112. [Photo: CFP] Li Gen missed the chance to play a CBA playoff [...]

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  • Cathay Life Leads First Round WSBL

    Cathay Life Leads First Round WSBL

    Cathay Life routed Taiyuan 83-65 and Chunghwa Telecom beat Taipower 60-54 Wednesday as Cathay Life leads the first round of the six-round WSBL regular season 3-0 and Chunghwa Telecom followed with 2-1. Cathay was led by Lan Hao-yu’s 19 points. Chiang Feng-chun, who re-signed with Cathay Life after leaving the team for one year, had 14 points. Huang Fan-shan had [...]

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  • CBA 3-point And Slam Dunk Contestants Named

    CBA 3-point And Slam Dunk Contestants Named

    As well as the CBA All-Star game, it probably makes sense to draw attention to the various other events taking place at the CBA’s All-Star event including Lester Hudson and Aaron Brooks going toe-to-toe in the three-point shoot-out and one of China’s great hopes at the point guard position, Chen Jianghua taking part in the skills challenge. No Shanghai players [...]

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  • CBA All-Star Reserves And Replacements Named

    CBA All-Star Reserves And Replacements Named

    The full line-ups for this weekends CBA All-Star game has been announced and the starting line-up has also had to be re-adjusted following withdrawals by Xinjiang’s Mengke Bateer and Zhejiang’s JR Smith. Liaoning Jaguars’ beefcake center, Han Dejun comes in to replace the Xinjiang player whilst Guangdong’s Aaron Brooks will play for the South instead of Smith, who has made [...]

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  • Guangdong Tigers Win CBA Regular Season

    Guangdong Tigers Win CBA Regular Season

    The 34th and final round of regular-season CBA basketball played out this morning, and the playoff picture is finally complete.  Here are the first-round match ups… Guangdong (1) vs Fujian (8) Beijing (2) vs Guangsha (7) Shanxi (3) vs Shanghai (6) Xinjiang (4) vs Dongguan (5) Each series will be best of five, and postseason play will begin on the [...]

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  • KBL Under suspicion of match-fixing

    KBL Under suspicion of match-fixing

    The Korean Basketball League is being investigated by the city of Daegu prosecutors for possible improprieties following the outbreak of a number of match fixing scandals that has hit the Korean sports scene. Prosecutors in Daegu, who are investigating a snowballing match-fixing scandal in the top pro volleyball league in the country, have expanded their probe into the nation’s baseball [...]

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