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Yang Hansen (left) was a No 16 pick by the Portland Trail Blazers last summer. Photo: Xinhua
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.

NBA

LeBron James misses out as an NBA All-Star Game starter for first time in 21 years

NBA

EuroLeague boss slams NBA’s ambitious European plan as ‘bit of a broken record’

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.

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
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.

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.

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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.

Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (left) looks to pass around Houston Rockets centre Steven Adams during their NBA encounter on Sunday. Photo: AP
Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (left) looks to pass around Houston Rockets centre Steven Adams during their NBA encounter on Sunday. Photo: AP
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.

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.

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.

In the fake video, the manipulated image of Wang Siyu (left) claims to have carried China during the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup. Photo: Getty Images
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.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was among those arrested on gambling-related charges. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

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.

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’.

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
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.

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.

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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.

The deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining arrangement ran out on Sunday. Photo: AP
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.

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.

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.

Hong Kong captain Ivan Yang (left), seen here at the National Games test event in April, said he was “excited, pumped and thrilled”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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.

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
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.

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.

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.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks with forward Deni Avdija during Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Photo: Reuters
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