NBA expanding rural reach

NBA China is set to roll out a major expansion of its education program as it ups its game in the country's schools, especially in rural areas.

The American league's outpost in its largest overseas market on Saturday revealed that its campus-based training courses will expand to 2,000 schools across 15 provinces and municipalities, starting from August. That's up from 525 schools last term.

The initiative is part of the partnership between NBA China and the Ministry of Education, signed in October 2014, aimed at growing the game at the grassroots level and improving the quality of physical education.