Less than two decades ago the CBA couldn’t get an American to come over to play basketball. Now, it can’t keep them out. The People’s Republic of China was undergoing rapid economic transformation by the mid-1990s. Peasants were pouring into coastal manufacturing centers, ritzy housing developments and commercial skyscrapers were popping up in Beijing and […]
The top Chinese pro league is officially stacked. Here are seven hard-hitting reasons why. When the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) launched in 1995 it looked more like a YMCA men’s league than a professional league. The quality of play has improved steadily, however, and by 2014 the league had a group of deep-pocketed teams able […]
China is the world’s largest consumer of illegal betting services, and what’s the most popular sport among Chinese? Basketball. The People’s Republic of China has two great national pastimes. While the first is an athletic pursuit, the second involves gaggles of men crowding into smoky rooms and basements. One is 100% legal and encouraged by […]
20 years after its initial launch, the Chinese Basketball Association has become the country’s most popular sports league. Also, its most outrageous. The People’s Republic of China launched its first-ever professional basketball league in 1995. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) produced the legendary Yao Ming and has since become the country’s most popular and profitable […]
The world’s most populous nations is now its most basketball-mad. As a fan and bettor, you need to start paying attention to China. China’s meteoric rise has dominated headlines and political debates for the past decade. No longer a backward, impoverished nation of peasants, the People’s Republic is now punching its weight on the international […]
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