China’s basketball star Yi Jianlian has signed a one-year contract with Guangdong Hongyuan of the China Basketball Association (CBA) for the coming season, Sina.com.cn reports. Back from the
One of the many storylines that dotted Jeremy Lin’s shocking 2012 ascension from training camp fodder to an NBA Player of the Week award recipient and two-time Sports
In the history of sports, winning and talent normally transcend race, but the same hasn’t held true for Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. His meteoric rise
Yi Jianlian is a curious case. He’s a seven-footer that doesn’t shoot particularly well but he’s active on the boards and can block shots. Certainly he isn’t going
LOS ANGELES – TO former Philippine Basketball Association No. 1 pick Japeth Aguilar, it’s now or never. There is an urgency in the 25-year-old Aguilar, who is in
BEIJING, China (4th FIBA Asia Cup): Saying Wang Zhelin is the brightest star in the Chinese basketball horizon for the future is stating the obvious. But when the
Updating a previous item, Yi Jianlian is not considering playing in Spain and still wants to return to the NBA. Yi reportedly had a two-year, $5 million offer
Former Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin went from a no-name couch-surfer to an international superstar overnight. He was on the brink of being waived for the third time
BEIJING — First came glances and whispers. Commuters could not help noticing a group of strangers — tall strangers — squeezing onto their crowded subway car at rush
After two failed tries with Dejun Han and Sun Yue, Panathinaikos will finally get one Chinese player for next season. According to this report from sports.163.com Guo Ailun
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship): The last time Wang Zhelin played in FIBA Asia U18 Championship – at the 21st FIBA Asia Championship at Sana’A (Yemen)
A company that became a sponsor of the New York Knicks thanks to “Linsanity” is following Jeremy Lin to Houston. Maxxis Tires, a tire store brand whose global
CHN – Lo Behold! Here come the twin towers of China! ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship): It’s not one, but two giants that China’s rivals have
The star asian actor in this commercial is Hank Huang, who is a basketball player for the MPLS (Minneapolis) Lakers of the Asian American basketball league. He plays
So aside from signing high-profile multi-million dollar contracts, what has Jeremy Lin been up to this summer? In his latest official YouTube video, the newest Houston Rocket shows
While the Chinese basketball team that he used to lead was routed one game after another at the London Olympics, the 7-foot-6 center who spearheaded a basketball boom
LONDON — Kieron Achara scored 16 points and Britain sent the home fans into a frenzy by winning its first men’s basketball game at the Olympics since the
In the video clip, Yi does a monster dunk after blowing by Marc Gasol. game highlight video: http://www.tudou.com/listplay/8ZmDY6LC9lA/6jsn9uV476o.html LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) — Yi Jianlian scored 30 points
Four years ago in Beijing, the Spainish team took the infamous “slanted-eye” team photo. China’s first opponents this Olympics will be against Spain. In basketball, China is generally
HOUSTON — Even Linsanity is bigger in Texas. Less than two days after Lin’s Rocket relaunch became official, Houston fans and business owners spent their Thursday afternoon dreaming
LONDON, July 27 (Xinhua) — Basketball star Yi Jianlian led Chinese delegation into the Olympic Stadium Friday night at the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games. The
LONDON — China Wednesday picked NBA basketball player Yi Jianlian to carry their flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony, apparently swayed by his towering height. Deputy chef de
Everyone kept saying it: Jeremy Lin‘s value to the Knicks extended past the basketball court. Want proof though? Since he signed his offer sheet with the Rockets, MSG’s
At 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night, one hour before the New York Knicks needed to decide whether to match the Houston Rockets’ three-year, $25.1 million contract offer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDB2z7nDuM] HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Lin loves New York. He wanted to stay. Even so, it was more important to him to be on the court as a
Houston, you can have him. That was the message theKnicks sent on Tuesday when they decided not to match Jeremy Lin’s three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet from the
China won its third game in a row at the Stankovic Cup by defeating Russia 73-67 on Sunday, securing their berth in the final of the tournament. Trailed
Between the considerable bump in ticket sales and a massive boost in merchandise demand, Jeremy Lin made the New York Knicks a boatload of money last season. And
New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin hired agent Jim Tanner of the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly to represent him in basketball and marketing matters, two people
New York Knicks restricted free agent Jeremy Lin will visit the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, sources said. While both Lin and the Knicks are hoping for a reunion,
Jet Chang, who is a no-name player from BYU Hawaii, is an interesting NBA prospect. He has injury issues and questionable shot selection, but he has surprisingly good
China national team beat Croatia 90 ~ 82 for their 5th win in this 4-Nations International Invitational. The starting 5 were Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Ding
Jeremy Lin is a finalist for ESPY’s Breakthrough Athlete of the Year. Other finalists are Anthony Davis, Robert Griffin III, Rob Gronkowski, Alex Morgan. Go vote for Jeremy
