A big score

His reputation and NBA career in tatters, the struggling basketball star rekindled his passion and found a new life in Beijing. Sun Xiaochen chats with the capital's latest honorary citizen.

In 1990s, the popular TV series A Beijing Native in New York - about Chinese immigrants' love and struggles in pursuit of their dreams in the United States - was a sensation in China.

Twenty years later, a New York native's true story in Beijing of overcoming injuries, doubts and cultural differences en route to realizing his dreams of winning a professional basketball championship twice has won the hearts of the Chinese capital.