GUANGZHOU, China (Xinhua) — NBA star Yi Jianlian would play for Guangdong Hongyuan in the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season which starts in November, the defending CBA champions confirmed on Saturday night. “Yi has signed a one-season contract with Hongyuan with an option to leave once he accepts an invitation from NBA teams,” Guangdong Hongyuan’s [...]
WUHAN, China (Xinhua) — After six years’ waiting, Asian traditional powerhouse Chinese men’s basketball team finally took the Asian title back after beating Jordan 70-69 in Sunday’s FIBA Asia Championship final here.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended from the league for having guns in a locker room with teammate Gilbert Arenas, was arrested Monday in Southern California to face a murder charge in a deadly Atlanta shooting.
ATLANTA (AP) — Javaris Crittenton, the former NBA player once suspended by the league for bringing a gun into the Washington Wizards’ locker room, has been charged with murder in the shooting of a woman on an Atlanta street. Police spokesman Carlos Campos said Friday night that police have secured a murder warrant for the [...]
Blake Griffin was favored even before the Sprite NBA Slam Dunk contest underway and he showed everyone why. Undoubtedly the best rookie in the NBA today, Blake Griffin expectedly reached the finals, delivering dunks that drew approval and cheers from the sellout crowd present at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In this year’s finals, [...]
