And then there’s the bizarre world of wild ball, basically an independent series of basketball games bankrolled by wealthy businessmen in rural China. These local “bosses” pay big sums to lure pro ...

while millions of online viewers and social media users hold their breath as the jump ball is tossed. This is China's village basketball, a grassroots phenomenon that has spiraled in recent years ...

"Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big ...

Yet, the struggles of the country's major ball sports ... urgency of reform, China's sport authority, the GAS, inaugurated the first National Youth Games for Football, Basketball, and Volleyball ...