Huang building his empire brick by brick

WUHAN: Guangdong-born businessman Huang Jianhua, is making the most of his fortune by building up a sports empire at whirlwind speed.

First, he led a Chinese investment group in buying a 15 percent stake in the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers in May. Then, after landing a mega-sponsorhip deal for his CBA club, the Jilin Northeast Tigers on Tuesday, he unveiled a new basketball magazine yesterday.

"I will definitely step up my efforts to expand the sports market in China. This is not the end," said Huang, who also goes by the name of Kenny Huang in the US.