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China Photos/Getty Images Yao Ming's retirement caused the demise of the NBA in China. Or not. Jeremy Lin's agent says he hasn't slept in days, fielding calls with business opportunities. Knicks games are being added to broadcasts all across Asia. ...

Yao Ming's expected retirement could diminish the NBA's once-burgeoning popularity in China, with many fans saying they would no longer watch games.

One writer's take: Yao Ming has had a greater cultural, and maybe financial, impact on pro hoops than any player in league history. But what happens to the NBA in China if he's finished?

Yao Ming will return to China with the Houston Rockets for exhibition games in October 2004.

As we first reported in January, the Lakers will play in the China Games next preseason and the dates of the games were announced by the NBA on Tuesday -- Oct. 15 in Beijing and Oct. 18 in Shanghai, both against the Golden State Warriors. It will ...

CHICAGO -- Perhaps in a move by the NBA to capitalize on the immense global popularity of Kobe Bryant -- who could be playing his final season in 2013-14 -- the Los Angeles Lakers will participate in the China Games next preseason, according to multi...

It might have shocked some last week when seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady announced on Facebook that he was heading for China to sign a one-year contract for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association. McGrady, 33, h...

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Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady says he is headed for China to play for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association.

Getty Images With Kobe Bryant eyeing a potential swan song in China, will LeBron James do the same? MIAMI - When LeBron James is done as a dominant player in the NBA, don't expect an overseas encore. He'll leave that sort of move to Kobe Bryant....

Tracy McGrady, one of the top NBA players of the past decade, is considering playing in China this season, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Among the many NBA stars (like this guy) to visit basketball-loving superpower China, Jeremy Lin has spent more time there than most, arriving in the nation about two weeks ago and, most recently, conducting a four-day basketball camp in Dongguan. ...

LeBron James and the Miami Heat will prepare for their NBA title defense with two October preseason games in China against the Los Angeles Clippers, league officials confirmed Sunday.

During his annual pre-playoff media conference call Wednesday afternoon, NBA commissioner David Stern addressed the league's interest in China, and he said television ratings and social media hits were up this season -- thanks in part to Jeremy Lin. ...

Former NBA star Steve Francis, who last played for the Beijing Ducks in 2010 in China, has resurfaced in a new rap video from his music venture, Maserati Music. Note: This song contains some NSFW language....

Count two-time Olympian and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade among those who believe NBA players should be paid for playing with Team USA in the Olympics.