The controversial former NBA All-Star originally known as Ron Artest signs one-year deal to play for Sichuan Blue Whales.
The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday that Yao Ming, China's basketball superstar, has been appointed image ambassador for the second Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, from Aug 16 to 28.
Charities in China have suffered from a loss of public trust in recent years, but Yao Ming remains determined to carry on his work and rebuild confidence in "good causes".
For an NBA team to be truly successful these days, it requires powerful brand recognition as much as it needs a strong backcourt.
The Washington Wizards (then Bullets) led by coach Dick Motta visited China in 1979 and played two exhibition games against the Chinese national team and the Bayi Rockets.
After arriving in Dongguan at 2 am on the day of the media conference for his charity basketball game, Yao Ming looked tired - but he perked up when asked about his charity work and ideas about Chinese basketball.
LeBron James was honored by the appearance of hundreds of fans who clutched his jersey or held up life-size cutouts of his face at a store in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
LeBron James began his tour of China on Monday by exchanging gifts with another former child prodigy.
Basketball icon Yao Ming said he thinks his presence in a popular reality TV show could draw more attention to children's all-round development through sports activities.
The NBA Yao School will launch summer camps in Beijing providing basketball training and fitness programs for boys and girls at all skill levels, NBA China and Yao Ming said on Friday.
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.
Randolph Morris scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Beijing Ducks win their second CBA championship in three years.
Xinjiang Guanghui took one game back and made it 1-2 in best-of-seven Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) finals as they upset hosts Beijing Ducks 92-81 in Game 3 on Sunday.
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