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NBA
Dallas Mavericks to face Houston Rockets in NBA China Games in Macau in October
This year marks the second of a five-year deal to bring NBA teams to China, after first edition featured Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns.
6 Jan 2026 - 7:41AM
NBA
Who are the NBA’s ‘most viewed’ players and where does rookie Cooper Flagg rank?
24 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Chinese Basketball Association
Pair arrested for faking AI video featuring China women’s basketball star Wang
23 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
NBA
NBA tweaks its injury reporting rules, still wants changes to prop betting
Move comes about two months after arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups on separate gambling-related charges.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:37PM
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was among those arrested on gambling-related charges. Photo: Reuters
Chinese Basketball Association
Hong Kong Bulls may be closer to CBA league with Kai Tak lined up to host games
Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau has been in talks with the club over the venue, which has identified around 12 slots for 2026-27 season.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:44PM
NBA
Flagg makes NBA history with 42-point game, but laments Mavericks’ loss to Jazz
No 1 overall draft pick, who has averaged 25.7 points in the past seven games, becomes first 18-year-old to have a 40-point game.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:12PM
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East Asia Super League
East Asia Super League agrees multi-year deal with Under Armour
CEO believes partnership ‘is an incredibly important step in EASL’s growth’; it also extends into EASL Future Champions.
13 Dec 2025 - 11:05AM
The EASL is a regional competition involving 12 professional teams. Photo: EASL
Singapore
Ex-NBA player with deadly brain cancer turns to Singapore for new treatment
Jason Collins, who said he could die within weeks, praised Singapore as ‘the city of the future’, where he got approval ‘within 48 hours’.
14 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM
NBA
China’s Yang Hansen makes first NBA start for Portland Trail Blazers
‘His beginning wasn’t great, but he finished the game better,’ coach says.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:11PM
NBA
After NBA’s return, China calls for foreign investment in domestic basketball
Officials target greater international influence for country’s basketball, and want China’s men’s team to play in Olympics regularly by 2035.
5 Dec 2025 - 2:24PM
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WNBA
Women’s NBA and players’ union extend CBA deadline to January 9 as talks continue
Salaries and revenue sharing are the two biggest outstanding issues between the sides that they will aim to settle during six-week extension.
1 Dec 2025 - 2:49PM
The deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining arrangement ran out on Sunday. Photo: AP
WNBA
WNBA players pushing for bigger share of league’s revenue, lockout looming
Stalled contract talks threaten to disrupt 2026 season, with players demanding revenue sharing rather than fixed salary increases.
30 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers coach Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
NBA hall of famer is accused of conspiring with the mafia, charged with fraud and money-laundering conspiracy.
25 Nov 2025 - 12:22AM
2025 National Games
National Games: Hong Kong basketball captain ‘ready to go’ against Shanghai
New skipper Ivan Yang says team have prepared well and, although underdogs, are looking forward to playing before a home crowd.
11 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
NBA
NBA star Lin learning to live without ‘the buzz’, looks forward to new challenges
Former New York Knicks star missing sport but adjusting to retirement, says inaccurate preconceptions still exist around Asian talents.
8 Nov 2025 - 7:00PM
Former basketballer Jeremy Lin, seen here at Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong, is juggling running a fund and a not-for-profit foundation. Photo: Jonathan Wong
East Asia Super League
Eastern opt against 3-front campaign, will focus on regional, domestic glory
Hong Kong Eastern have ended their involvement in the Philippines Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup to limit their travel commitments.
4 Nov 2025 - 6:16PM
NBA
NBA: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hits career-high 55 in Thunder double overtime win
Oklahoma City become first club in league history to go into double overtime in their first two games of a campaign.
24 Oct 2025 - 12:00PM
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NBA
Billups, Rozier charged in illegal sports betting and ‘mind-boggling’ fraud case
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier swept up in case involving Mafia and rigged poker games.
24 Oct 2025 - 4:09AM
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks with forward Deni Avdija during Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Photo: Reuters
NBA
Yang Hansen reflects on areas where he’s ‘not good enough’ after NBA debut
Chinese 20-year-old opens up on low-key start to life with Portland Trail Blazers, as new team lose home opener to Minnesota Timberwolves.
23 Oct 2025 - 5:30PM
NBA
NBA: Spurs’ Wembanyama scores 40 in triumphant return, spoils Flagg’s debut
San Antonio down Dallas Mavericks 125-92, while VJ Edgecombe makes historic rookie debut, scoring most points since Wilt Chamberlain in 1959.
23 Oct 2025 - 1:16PM
NBA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Rockets in season-opening thriller
Defending champions need triple overtime to get past new-look Houston side who almost ruin banner day.
22 Oct 2025 - 11:59AM
NBA
Collectors all chasing Flagg’s NBA rookie card, but should you sell or keep it?
The one-of-one card featuring Flagg’s autograph and debut patch will be highly sought after, and could sell for millions straight away.
21 Oct 2025 - 5:30PM
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg (centre) shoots against Christian Koloko of the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half of a pre-season game. Photo: Getty Images
NBA
NBA bosses overwhelmingly back Thunder to repeat as league champions
Survey of team general managers finds 70 per cent back Oklahoma City to retain crown, with Cleveland and Denver a distant second.
19 Oct 2025 - 6:12PM
NBA
Nets ditch China’s Zeng days after disappointing Macau outing against Suns
Brooklyn Nets waive Zeng Fanbo, who appeared in only one of team’s three pre-season matches.
16 Oct 2025 - 12:30PM
WNBA
WNBA game in China could happen ‘very soon’, NBA boss Adam Silver says
But the league boss says discussions over the WNBA collective bargaining agreement need to be resolved first.
15 Oct 2025 - 3:20PM
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