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NBA legend Parker backing France to take US Olympic crown at 2028 LA Games
Four-time NBA champion says Victor Wembanyama and Zaccharie Risacher can lead country to gold.
8 Dec 2024 - 4:47PM
Kai Tak Sports Park
‘Too bright to play basketball’ – coaches reflect after Kai Tak Arena test event
7 Dec 2024 - 7:52PM
NBA
NBA chief plays down chances of regular-season games in Asia after Macau deal
7 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM
Basketball
NBA
NBA’s deal with Macau marks end of 5-year China exile, Nets, Suns heading to city
Basketball league and Sands China sign multimillion-dollar partnership to host pre-season games at Venetian Arena starting in 2025.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:19PM
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Mark Tatum, NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, speaks during a press conference to announce NBA pre-season games coming to China in 2025. Photo: AFP
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NBA
Macau’s better finances, infrastructure crucial in winning race to host NBA games
Sources tell Post why Macau was considered a better option than Hong Kong for five-year agreement, even if Kai Tak Arena had been available.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM
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NBA
NBA signs deal with Sands China for pre-season games in Macau
The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will kick off the partnership with two games on October 10 and 12 next year, said the NBA’s deputy commissioner Mark Tatum.
7 Dec 2024 - 9:46AM
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FIBA
Hong Kong basketball referee Chan’s conundrum: which career, and which format?
Hongkonger, a successor to veteran Edmond Ho, has both 3x3- and regular-basketball licences, and works as an electronics product manager.
30 Nov 2024 - 3:50PM
Michael Chan Ho-ming is the only Fiba international referee in Hong Kong with both the 3x3 and regular basketball licenses. Photo: Handout
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CityU
Facing regional rivals often ‘is key to raising levels’: City University coach
Hong Kong’s university champions are beaten 89-49 by Korean powerhouses Yonsei in a test event for a pan-regional collegiate league next year.
30 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM
Basketball
FIBA
Hong Kong basketball chief wants to naturalise players – but who is eligible?
It has become popular in Asia in recent years to naturalise players, but Norman Chan says it is up to clubs to let him know who can qualify.
26 Nov 2024 - 6:21PM
Basketball
NBA
Cui Yongxi learning the ropes at Brooklyn Nets, will share experience with China
The former CBA rookie of the year says he is settling in and has already seen improvements in his game since joining the Brooklyn Nets.
26 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM
Basketball
FIBA
Serbian player who lost kidney at World Cup helps national team make EuroBasket
Borisa Simanic, who lost the organ after being elbowed, scored 12 points to help his team secure a spot in the 2025 European championships.
25 Nov 2024 - 10:00PM
Borisa Simanic lost a kidney as the result of an injury suffered in a World Cup game Serbia played against South Sudan in Manila on August 30, 2023. Photo: Instagram/bokaco12
Basketball
FIBA
World basketball bosses sign new 10-year deal to stage events in Hong Kong
Fiba gives city organisers ringing endorsement after success of 3x3 World Tour Final in Causeway Bay.
25 Nov 2024 - 8:30AM
Basketball
FIBA
Mongolia the benchmark for 3x3 basketball, says Canadian legend Sir
Steve Sir has been coaching the country’s senior and under-23 teams since 2022, and believes Hong Kong can learn from his experience.
23 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM
Basketball
NBA
NBA legend Yao says sports can’t ‘hide’ from politics after 2019 controversy
Yao was asked about a 2019 incident when Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted support for the anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
22 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM
Basketball
NBA
Meet Hongkonger Hansen Wong, who’s on first-name terms with NBA’s biggest stars
The 46-year-old has worked for the Indiana Pacers for about 20 years, but wants to help develop players, coaches and executives nearer home.
15 Nov 2024 - 1:10PM
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Hansen Wong (middle) started working for the Pacers as a video intern. Photo: Handout
Basketball
Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese NBA champion Sun Yue’s former CBA teams to retire his jerseys next month
The former LA Laker player’s No 9 jersey at the two Beijing teams for which he played will be retired on December 6 – the day he turns 39.
15 Nov 2024 - 9:13AM
China
Trending in China
Chinese basketball clubs hit back at ‘obsessive fans’ after player abused online
Former Liaoning Flying Leopards guard Guo Ailun joined Guangzhou Loong Lions after 14 years, and both clubs have been in the firing line.
5 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM
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East Asia Super League
East Asia Super League boss aims to get Hong Kong’s home games played at Kai Tak
‘The future for us’ will be at the new sports facility, says Henry Kerins, as Eastern are defeated in their home debut in the regional league.
31 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM
Japanese B.League outfit Hiroshima Dragonflies (in red) have beaten Hong Kong Eastern in both outings this season. Photo: Handout
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Chinese Basketball Association
Yao Ming says Chinese basketball’s future behind decision to quit as CBA boss
Vice-chairman Guo Zhenming named former NBA star’s successor at meeting in Beijing.
31 Oct 2024 - 7:54PM
Basketball
NBA
Tatum drops 37, Celtics batter Knicks to launch NBA title defence in style
The 29 threes the Celtics drained in the lopsided win tied the single-game NBA record set by the 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks.
23 Oct 2024 - 10:29AM
Basketball
NBA
NBA season opens with Celtics stars eyeing dynasty and Knicks chasing title
Boston Celtics will raise record 18th championship banner at TD Garden before first game of season on Tuesday.
21 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
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Mike Chan
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What does Jeremy Lin do now?
23 Apr 2021 - 2:42AM
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