Phenomenal LeBron hits uncharted territory
LeBron James rises over Michael Porter Jr to score a layup that saw James become the first NBA player to reach 40,000 regular-season points. James’ Los Angeles Lakers, however, lost…
South team wins 2024 CBA All-Star Game
XIAMEN — The South team rallied to beat the North team 138-122 in the 2024 CBA All-Star Game in Xiamen on Sunday. Guangdong Southern China Tigers’ Hu Mingxuan scored a…
NBA announces the Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 All-Star game
Signage during a press conference announcing Phoenix as the host of the NBA All-Star 2027 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, US March 7, 2024. PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns…
Doncic stuffs the stat sheet to make triple-double history
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks goes on the attack as Evan Fournier of the Detroit Pistons defends during an NBA game on Saturday in Detroit. Doncic piled on 39…
A perilous path to the podium
Team China head coach Zheng Wei, pictured at the Hangzhou Asian Games last October, says her players will need to level up their physicality on the Olympic court in Paris.…
Rockets roll to 10th straight victory
Houston Rockets’ Jalen Green attempts to block a shot by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jalen Williams on Wednesday. REUTERS OKLAHOMA CITY — The Houston Rockets didn’t care that they beat…
Rural basketball tournament eyes interactions with NBA
The Cun BA, or Village Basketball Association tournament gets underway on March 22 at Taipan village in Guizhou province’s Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. The tournament continues through November.…
Yao: Team’s Olympic pain must drive change
Yao Ming As excitement builds for a clash of titans at this summer’s Olympic basketball tournament, China’s men’s team is lamenting its absence from the showpiece as the domestic game’s…
Pressure mounts on CBA to halt hoops slump
With no men’s team to cheer for at the Olympic basketball tournament this summer, China’s top sports governing body is putting the heat on the game’s administrators to reverse the…
WNBA set to cash in on ‘Caitlin effect’
Caitlin Clark will be the top pick in this month’s WNBA draft. LOS ANGELES — After a dazzling college career that smashed records on and off the basketball court, Caitlin…