The NBA and China have encountered turbulence in their relations over the years, but retired great and Chinese Basketball Association president Yao Ming says the league is still "first class" in his home country.
Basketball remains incredibly popular in China but for a whole host of reasons it’s never gonna be a place that teams schedule on preseason calendar or anyone in the league would actually play unless they’re washed and want money. It’s not even really respected as a league in terms of getting yourself back into the mix at the NBA level as the competition isn’t high enough.
Basketball remains incredibly popular in China but for a whole host of reasons it’s never gonna be a place that teams schedule on preseason calendar or anyone in the league would actually play unless they’re washed and want money. It’s not even really respected as a league in terms of getting yourself back into the mix at the NBA level as the competition isn’t high enough.