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NBA (National Basketball Association)
The National Basketball Association is the top men's basketball league in the United States.
Chairman / President
Adam Silver
CEO / Managing Director
Mark A. Tatum
CFO / Finance Director
David Harber
Industry
Sports, Entertainment
Website
nba.com
Headquarters address
645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States
Year founded
1946
Yang Hansen (left) was a No 16 pick by the Portland Trail Blazers last summer. Photo: Xinhua
Yi Jianlian

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.

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

FIBA

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

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.

The scheme generally revolved around fixers recruiting players with the promise of a big payment in exchange for purposefully underperforming during a game. Photo: AP
FIBA

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.

Grant Chum

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.

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Luka Doncic

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.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James remains one of the most popular players in the NBA, but is he No 1? Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Chauncey Billups

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.

LeBron James

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.

Chinese Basketball Association

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.

Yang Hansen (left) in action for Portland Trail Blazers in Memphis. Photo: Imagn Images via Reuters Connect
Chinese Basketball Association

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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The Phoenix Suns face the Brooklyn Nets during October’s pre-season NBA China Games in Macau. Photo: Karma Lo
Chauncey Billups

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.

United States

Pop Mart’s Labubu balloons to debut at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York

A brown Labubu and a pink Mokoko will appear alongside characters such as Skullpanda, Dimoo and Molly on the toymaker’s Pop City float.

From our archives

In pictures: sports icons in Hong Kong, from Pelé to Serena Williams

From Kobe Bryant to Diego Maradona, these global sports stars found inspiration, fans and unforgettable moments in Hong Kong.

Football legend Pele in action for his team Santos in an exhibition game against British side Newcastle at the Hongkong Stadium in 1972. Photo: SCMP Archives
Jeremy Lin

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
2025 National Games

Hong Kong travel agencies target National Games windfall amid tourism upsurge

Firms aiming to capitalise by courting mainland Chinese visitors with tours to attend sporting events and other activities in the city.

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Fame and celebrity

The invite-only hangout loved by Justin Bieber and other stars

The League is at the crossroads of sports, fashion, music and more – and celebrities like Justin Bieber and Machine Gun Kelly love it.

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Interview

Shaquille O’Neal: kung fu taught me one lesson. My dad taught me another

While teammates partied, he studied business. Now he’s a Reebok president with stakes in Ring, Google and a 20-year China relationship.

Shaquille O’Neal, American basketball legend, is helping spearhead the NBA’s return to China. Photo: courtesy Authentic Brands Group
Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: women in charge, Shaquille O’Neal and Aryna Sabalenka

In the latest issue, we talk to Hong Kong women CEOs, basketball legend turned global businessman Shaquille O’Neal, and world tennis No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

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.

ESPN

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
Yang Hansen

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.

Yang Hansen leaves the court during the first half in his NBA debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Photo: Getty Images
Victor Wembanyama

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.

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.

Collecting

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.

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
LeBron James

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.

If Oklahoma City Thunder are to win the NBA Finals again, guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will need to be at the top of his game. Photo: Reuters
NBA China games

Editorial | NBA’s Macau games are a bright spot amid US-China tensions

With ties between Washington and Beijing tense and uncertain, the nations’ shared passion for basketball can provide a valuable link.

Chinese Basketball Association

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.

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