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NBA partners with Alibaba, makes China comeback in Macau

Jeremy Lin, who graduated from Harvard in 2010 with an economics degree, became the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA with Golden State later that year.
Lifestyle

Taiwanese-American NBA pioneer Jeremy Lin retires at age 37

The sale of LA Lakers smashes the previous highest figure paid for a US sports team- US$6.1 billion paid for the Boston Celtics earlier this year.
International

LA Lakers to be sold in record-breaking US$10 billion deal: ESPN

The league hopes to attract top players from around the world, especially Europe, and give them an alternative to the NBA.
Singapore

PIF among partners backing new US$5 billion basketball league spanning Asia and Europe; Macau, Singapore set to be hosts

Built in 1995, during the height of Jordan’s time on the National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls, the home is on a seven-acre lot and has nine bedrooms and 19 bathrooms.
Property

Michael Jordan sells suburban Chicago mansion for 67% price cut

NBA would host two pre-season games annually for the next five years at casino operator Sands China’s Venetian arena in Macau.
Lifestyle

NBA to return to China with multiyear deal in Macau

Former NBA star Carmelo Anthony developed a reputation as a wine guy during his time at the Denver Nuggets.
Lifestyle

The NBA’s secret wine society isn’t so secret anymore

Rights to the widely watched professional basketball league are a prized possession for media companies.
Lifestyle

NBA nears rights deal worth US$76 billion with NBC, ESPN and Amazon: WSJ

Sports card collectors are willing to spend thousands, and even millions of dollars, to purchase the rare card of their preferred players.
Wealth & Investing
BRUNCH

The global appeal of collectible sports trading cards

Athletes in the “CunBA” – with “cun” meaning village in Chinese – are all amateurs, and the prizes are simple platters of roast meat. But it’s the pure electricity of the games that keeps fans and players hooked.
Lifestyle

China's village basketball league a slam dunk

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