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Asian Games 2026
Asian Games basketball axe leaves Hong Kong teams on the outside looking in
Number of men’s and women’s sides for 2026 Games in Japan cut to 12 with Fiba rankings to be used to select who will play.
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FIBA
Basketball world body apologises to China after calling win over Japan ‘sneaky’
28 Feb 2026 - 11:00PM
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FIBA
Hong Kong’s South China face tough start in return to elite regional competition
28 Feb 2026 - 10:56PM
Chinese Basketball Association
Meet the Chinese teenager already being compared to NBA star Victor Wembanyama
Cao Xichen, 14, is a towering 7ft 2in tall and has been raising eyebrows with her performances despite only taking up the game 3 months ago.
16 Feb 2026 - 9:28AM
Cao Xichen (left) and former China national team player Jiao Jian (centre). Photo: Handout
Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong basketball chairman Norman Chan steps down after 35 years at the helm
Departure comes months before deadline for National Sports Associations to meet new Code of Governance requirements that included term limits.
12 Feb 2026 - 6:00PM
NBA
Chinese players lack ‘survival instinct’ needed to thrive in NBA, Yao says
Former Houston Rockets star tells mainland TV show he thinks the safety net provided to Chinese players at home has negative impact.
2 Feb 2026 - 6:21PM
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East Asia Super League
Hong Kong Eastern face uphill task to qualify for first EASL playoffs
The players have to beat Utsunomiya Brex by 10 points or more at Southorn Stadium and hope other results go their way to make it to Macau.
30 Jan 2026 - 8:00AM
Hong Kong Eastern face a nervous time trying to reach their first East Asia Super League playoffs in Macau. Photo: Hong Kong Eastern.
NBA
Chinese prospect Yang Hansen makes NBA Rising Stars team at All-Star Weekend
The Portland Trail Blazers player joins Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe and Kon Knueppel at the three-game mini-tournament.
27 Jan 2026 - 2:22PM
NBA
LeBron James misses out as an NBA All-Star Game starter for first time in 21 years
The 10 starters comprise of five players from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference.
20 Jan 2026 - 12:47PM
NBA
EuroLeague boss slams NBA’s ambitious European plan as ‘bit of a broken record’
‘We know how Europe functions,’ says league CEO as US body starts pitch to investors, clubs with a target start of October next year.
17 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM
Chinese Basketball Association
‘Death, taxes, Chinese basketball’ certainties in life, match fixer told friend
US prosecutors charge 26 involved in sweeping transnational conspiracy, say scheme started with Chinese Basketball Association, spread to NCAA.
16 Jan 2026 - 11:20AM
Antonio Blakeney (centre) of Jiangsu Dragons battles for the ball during a first round play-off match against Shanghai Sharks during the 2022-2023 season. Photo: Xinhua
United States
US charges 26 people with rigging college, Chinese basketball games
Prosecutors said the scheme involved 39 players, millions of dollars in wagers on fixed games and hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
16 Jan 2026 - 8:23AM
WNBA
New basketball league Project B to play tournament in Tokyo featuring WNBA stars
Japan will be one of seven stops on global circuit season, with the organisation announcing the men’s players later this year.
14 Jan 2026 - 11:17AM
NBA
NBA targets US$1 billion team valuations as it courts investors for Europe league
Proposed competition, which could start as soon as next year, would comprise 12 franchises, with the NBA retaining 50 per cent ownership.
12 Jan 2026 - 11:16PM
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
The first edition last year featured the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns. Photo: Karma Lo
NBA
Who are the NBA’s ‘most viewed’ players and where does rookie Cooper Flagg rank?
Nine of the list of 10 players most watched across the league’s social media platforms this season will be in action on Christmas Day.
24 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Chinese Basketball Association
Pair arrested for faking AI video featuring China women’s basketball star Wang
Two 32-year-old suspects, surnamed Lin and Chen, detained over video using images and manipulated voice of Wang Siyu, head coach Gong Luming.
23 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
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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
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
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
Jason Collins, then a player with the Brooklyn Nets, warmed up before a match against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California in 2014. Photo: AFP
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
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