Tag: Basketball

China Plays Down Basketball Melee (Updated)

After the bench-clearing brawl at a goodwill basketball game between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Bayi Rockets, team officials and players sought to downplay the incident. From the Wall Street Journal: The Thursday match, which occurred during a visit to China by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and had been billed by the teams as a “goodwill” contest, was abandoned after a bench-clearing

August 19, 2011 11:51 AM

Houston Hoping Linsanity Channels Yao

The Wall Street Journal reports that New York Knicks fans aren’t alone in their disappointment over the news that J

July 19, 2012 11:49 PM

Yao Who? China’s New NBA Star

The Wall Street Journal calls attention to Jeremy Lin, who has suddenly become China’s newest NBA idol in the absen

February 7, 2012 4:42 AM

Yao Ming Begins College Life

Global Times reports on the start of basketball icon Yao Ming’s post-NBA academic career at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ

November 7, 2011 8:48 PM

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