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3 UCLA Basketball Players Arrested in China For Shoplifting at Louis Vuitton
Three UCLA basketball players have been arrested in China after they were caught attempting to steal items from a Louis Vuitton store next to their hotel. The team traveled to China for their season opening game against Georgia Tech. BREAKING: UCLA frosh LiAngelo Ball, Cody…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Teen Basketball Prodigy Named Jeremy Lin is Honestly The Best Thing Right Now
He’s fast. He’s talented. He can power through defense with ease and his jumpshots are nothing but net. That’s right, we’re talking about Jeremy Lin.
· Ryan General
Nike’s Jordan Brand Just Signed Their First Asian Basketball Star
A talented Chinese point guard is now counted among the elite basketball stars of Michael Jordan’s Jordan Brand. Jordan Brand, a subsidiary of the Nike company, welcomed Chinese basketball star Guo Ailun as an official Jordan athlete via a news post on Nike’s website.
· Carl Samson
Korean Basketball League Stops All-Star Game for Epic Mannequin Challenge
The hype over the “Mannequin Challenge” has already waned for many, but certainly not for South Koreans. After K-Pop stars, the next to hop on the trend are no less than players from the Korean Basketball League.
· Ryan General
Chinese Basketball Star Yi Jianlian Suddenly Asks Lakers to Drop Him From $1.4 Million Contract
Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian’s return to the NBA via the Los Angeles Lakers has come to an abrupt halt even before the regular season even started. Yi had reportedly asked the Lakers management to free him from the $1.4 million-minimum contract he signed back in August.…
· Ryan General
Japan’s Revolutionary Pro Basketball Court is Absolutely Insane
A new professional basketball league in Japan has recently opened and its games are unlike anything anyone has seen in pro-basketball games before. The B. League inaugural match between Alvark Tokyo and the Ryukyu Golden Kings looked very much like a video game. Matches are…
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Yao Ming Becomes the First Asian Player Inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame
After an NBA career that pioneered the path for Asian basketball players, Yao Ming is now in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Yao was honored at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts alongside WNBA player Sheryl Swoops, Colored Basketball World…
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The Chinese Basketball Team Eats At McDonalds Everyday in Rio Because It’s Free
At this year’s Rio Olympics, athletes from all over the world share at least one love — free Big Macs and fries at McDonald’s. At the Olympic village, athlete’s have only a couple of choices for food — either eat at the cafeteria, which doesn’t offer the best food is usually…
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USA’s Olympic Basketball Team Rents Luxury Cruise Ship While Others Live in Horrid Conditions
For this year’s Summer Olympics, instead of staying at the athletes’ village, Team USA’s prominent basketball figures have chosen to stay on a luxury cruise ship. The team chartered the Silversea Silver Cloud and reserved all its cabins, amenities and attractions, The Sydney…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Jeremy Lin Pens Emotional Letter to His Chinese Fans About Horrific Knee Injury
In a heartfelt letter posted on WeChat, Jeremy Lin wrote about his struggles with his recovery, his faith, and his plans for his Chinese fans. The letter was in response to a forum post that went viral on Chinese social media after his knee injury during the season-opening…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Jeremy Lin Brings Back Linsanity with Graceful Speech about Dreadlocks, Kenyon Martin
The saga regarding Jeremy Lin’s new hairdo continues; after he penned an op-ed for the Player’s Tribune about his dreadlocks, Lin was called out by former NBA player Kenyon Martin. Lin responded over social media, thanking Martin for his criticisms, to which Martin responded by…
· Kyle Encina
Ex-ESPN Journalist Who Wrote Racist Jeremy Lin Headline is Becoming a Priest
Former ESPN journalist Anthony Federico‘s life became a living nightmare after he made the headline “Chink in the Armor” about NBA star Jeremy Lin in 2012, but he later realized it was a crucial part of his path to becoming a priest. The controversial headline unsurprisingly…
· Bryan Ke
Dennis Rodman Offers to ‘Straighten Things Out’ Between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
Former NBA star, Dennis Rodman, offered to “straighten things out” between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un amid the rising tension of a nuclear war. Rodman, 56, told British television show Good Morning Britain on Wednesday that he has a history with the North Korean…
· Bryan Ke
Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant Apologizes for ‘Negative’ Comments About India
Golden State Warriors player Kevin Durant, crowned as the Most Valuable Player in the recent NBA finals, has issued a public apology for his recent comments about India. Duran’t comments on India came during an interview with The Athletic after returning from India last week.…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Rare Photos Reveal What North Koreans Do For Fun
The Western world is absolutely fascinated by North Korea — tourists from all over the world take great risks visiting the isolated land with its secrets too good to pass up. Within this secrecy, unknown to most of the world, is what North Koreans enjoy as entertainment. Not…
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Taipei Turns Subway Cars Into ‘Realistic’ Sport Venues for the Universiade Games
In honor of the 29th Summer Universiade Games, Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, transformed the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) subway cars into realistic simulations of sport venues. To spread hype over the 2017 games, which will take place from August 19 to August 30, Taipei’s subway…
· Carl Samson
Jeremy Lin Approves of Jeremy Lin 2.0
Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin has expressed admiration and support for a young basketball player who, to everybody’s surprise, shares his name! Jeremy Lin, 14, made it to the headlines after flaunting his skills at the 2017 Ballislife Jr. All-American Camp hosted by…
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Jeremy Lin Reveals a Hard Truth About Asian Men in America
In an interview in Mandarin Chinese with ESPN reporter Coral Lu, Jeremy Lin reflected on how people of Asian descent are “underestimated” in the U.S. “In the U.S., a lot of (people) — doesn’t matter if it’s basketball players or people in other professions — they look at Chinese…
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Serbian Volleyball Team Poses With Racist Slant-Eyes to Celebrate Going to Japan
The women’s volleyball team of Serbia celebrated winning a spot in the 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship in Japan by doing the “slant-eye” pose. After defeating Poland’s volleyball team in a qualifier match over the weekend, they decided to pose for the photo with many of the…
· Benny Luo
Meet the Most Famous Black Man in Korea
Sam Okyere is the most famous black man in Korea. Within the last few years, Okyere’s built up quite the reputation as a T.V. personality in South Korea, where he is also known as Sam Ochiri. His fanbase is so strong that he often gets mobbed everywhere he goes in public.
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