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· 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…
· Editorial Staff
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…
· Editorial Staff
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…
· Editorial Staff
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…
· Ryan General
Korean Politician Angers Netizens With the Most Arrogant Luggage Pass of All Time
A South Korean politician has been widely criticized by netizens after a video of him lazily pushing his suitcase to his aid at an airport went viral on various social media platforms. In the clip, Kim Moo Sung, a lawmaker in South Korea, was seen pushing his wheeled luggage…
· Ryan General
Chef Creates Mouth-Watering Shoes Out of Sushi
We bet you’ve never seen Nike shoes looking this so mouth-watering! Yukia Hu, an Italian-born Chinese chef and artist based in Milan, created a series of delicious-looking sushi intricately designed to look like trendy footwear from Nike, Adidas, and other famous brands.
· Carl Samson
Chinese Students Spark Outrage After Holding Anti-Gay Banner on Campus
Two female university students in China have drawn ire for holding up a giant banner that promoted blatant, anti-homosexual rhetoric this week. The students were photographed on April 16 during a basketball tournament at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Woman Cages Two Toddlers in Tiny Lockers While She Goes Jogging
Hong Kong netizens are furious over a woman who caged two children at a playground as well as the man who revealed the story for merely observing the incident. According to Apple Daily (via Coconuts Hong Kong), a boy and a girl, around 4 and 2 years old, respectively, were…
· Kelly Osajima
Woman Whose Father Survived Japanese Internment Gives Asian Americans a Wake Up Call
Most Asian Americans in the U.S. today are immigrants or the children of immigrants, so people are flabbergasted when they find out that not only were my parents born here, but my parents’ parents were born here too. I’m fourth generation, as are a lot of Japanese Americans…
· Carl Samson
Old Chinese Thief Sells Stolen iPhone for $29 Because It ‘Had Only One Button’
We love our elders, but not when they become thieves — and terrible ones at that. A Chinese man, believed to be around 70, stole an iPhone 6 Plus and sold it for a sad 200 yuan ($29). The model currently sells for $785.
· Editorial Staff
Why Jeremy Lin is an Inspiration to Asians Everywhere
Jeremy Lin is a inspiration to the entire Asian community and not just because he’s Asian — it’s also because he’s the ultimate underdog story. He fell in love with basketball after his father introduced it to him.
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin is Now a Marvel Comic Character in the New Hulk
NBA superstar Jeremy Lin made his first ever comic book appearance on the latest issue of Marvel’s “Totally Awesome Hulk” which was released on Wednesday. The Lin-Hulk team up was the idea of New York comics writer Greg Pak, who said he got struck with Linsanity during the…
· King Malleta
Kids in China Spend 77 Hours a Week Studying
Some people moan about a 40-hour work week, but wait until you find out how many hours students in China spend every week just to study. In an in depth article by the Australian Financial Review, analysts looked closely at how kids in China spend 65-77 hours a week studying —…
· Carl Samson
Michael Jordan Wins 5-Year Legal Battle Against Retailer Using His Chinese Name
After a five year-long legal battle, Michael Jordan has finally won the rights to the Chinese version of his name. China’s Supreme People’s Court, the highest in the country, ruled Thursday that the NBA superstar can have his name 乔丹 (pronounced “Chee-ow-dahn”) back from…
· Editorial Staff
Injured Jeremy Lin Has Been Doing the Most Asian Thing During Nets’ Games
Jeremy Lin’s recovery from a hamstring injury he suffered earlier this month may take longer than previously expected. But while he is currently sitting through the games as the Nets continue to struggle, Lin has found a way to contribute in the best way he can. Lin, a Harvard…
· Editorial Staff
Kim Jong-un’s Wife Hasn’t Been Seen in 7 Months
The world is asking where Kim Jong-un’s wife is since she was last seen in public seven months ago. Ri Sol-ju, the First Lady of North Korea, was last seen on a tour of a new commercial district and health complex in Pyongyang on March 28, according to South Korean news agency…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the UC Berkeley Law Student Making a Living as an Asian Male Pornstar
When it comes to male performers of Asian descent in mainstream American heterosexual porn, there aren’t many. One of the very few who’s made it through in a visible way is Jeremy Long, who hopes to break the porn industry norm permanently. Long, who is also a third-year UC…
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