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Chinese Basketball Association elects Yao Ming as president

March 5, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Yao Ming has moved into management in a bid to hasten China’s basketball development. The Chinese Basketball Association voted unanimously to appoint former Houston Rockets star as its president on Feb. 23, in a step toward reform for an organization which has in past been led by government bureaucrats. The CBA’s social […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 10 | MARCH 4 - MARCH 10, Yao Ming

The Layup Drill: Snowboarder, Mariner, Sounder … and Yao!

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this month’s edition we take a look at a snowboarding Phenom, a new Mariner, the Sounders lose a key player and Yao Ming moves closer to Hall of Fame.

Filed Under: Columns, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Beijing, Big Boy, China, Chinese Team, Former Houston Rockets, Jason Cruz, MVP, Major League Soccer, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obafemi Martins, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, South Korean First Baseman, Spain, Summer Olympics, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wall Street Journal, Winter Olympics, Yao Ming, japan

Huskies and Horns in Shanghai — UW basketball vs. Texas in China

October 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Imagine a Husky basketball player shooting three points in a Shanghai arena, Yao Ming of legendary basketball fame and Jack Ma of Alibaba opening their mouths in disbelief, and a sea of Chinese fans leaping out of their seats going wild. This could be a reality on Nov. 14 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ashley Walker, Assunta Ng, Beijing, China, Chinese, Coach Lorenzo Romar, Jack Ma, Malik Dime, Marquese Chriss Photo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Pac-12 Conference, Professor Shawn Wong, Shawn Wong, UW, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Washington Huskies, Yao Ming

The rush of rabble rousing

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly I’ve never been known to be much of a rabble rouser.  I don’t even know where I can find any rabble that needs rousing. You can say a lot of things about me, but “troublemaker” has never been one of them.

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2014, China, Chinese, Gangnam Style, Google, Great Wall, Krispy Kreme, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peking Duck, Peking Opera, Star Trek, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, Wayne Chan, Yao Ming, censorship

Jeremy Lin keen to work on Howard chemistry

August 31, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Jeremy Lin says he’s looking forward to pairing up with the Houston Rockets’ newly acquired star Dwight Howard. Lin told reporters Aug. 25 on a visit to Beijing that he saw a natural affinity in the pair’s affection for the pick-and-roll game.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, China, Dwight Howard, Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin, Oklahoma Thunder, Taiwan, Vol 32 No 36 | August 31 - September 6, Yao Ming

Yao Ming and Bill Russell meet at NBA preseason games held in Shanghai, China

October 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jerry Lee, chairman of Bellevue-based architecture firm MulvannyG2 Architecture; former SuperSonic Fred Brown; Eric Booker, Director of Player Development and Community Relations at Snoqualmie Casino; and basketball hall of famer Bill Russell attended the NBA preseason games held in Shanghai, China last week, on Oct. 11 and 16. China’s economic development was apparent, as both […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Bill Russell, China, Jerry Lee, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, MulvannyG2 Architecture, NBA, Snoqualmie Casino, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, Yao Ming

BLOG: Comparing women’s basketball in U.S. and China

May 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Rarely do I sit through a basketball game from the beginning to the end, especially when I already know the outcome. So what made me stay when the U.S. Women’s National basketball team played against the China’s Women’s National team last Saturday when the scores weren’t even close?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Basketball Team, Beijing Olympics, China National Women, Chinese Americans, Chinese National Team, Diana Taurasi, Moscow, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ocean City Restaurant, One Chinese, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Storm, Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Tamika Catchings, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Yao Ming

BLOG: Jeremy Lin. Yao Ming. Basketball. Seattle.

February 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Since the Sonics moved to Oklahoma, I lost interest in basketball. Then, Lin-fever hit me. Last Sunday morning, I finally had a chance to watch him for the first time. Lin and the Knicks played against the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden in New York. What an exciting game! The Knicks […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Beijing, China, Chinese, Chris Hansen, Dallas Mavericks, Harvard University, Jeremy Lin, Key Arena, Last Sunday, Madison Square Garden, Northwest Asian Weekly, Portland Trail Blazers, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Taiwan, Though American-born, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2, Yao Ming

A survivor’s story (plus, cute kids!)

February 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly column about APIs in sports By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the third edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we have a survivor, kid champs, and the NBA celebrating Chinese New Year.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Australian Open, Chinatown, Chinese Lion Dancers, Chinese New Year, Crown Dixie National Wrestling Championship, Figure Skating Championships, Golden State Warriors, India, Karen Chen, Li Na, MMA, Mount Rainier, NBA, UFC, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Whitney Houston, Yao Ming

Marathon finish for Ohno; Yao Ming’s wine; Football in India?

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Layup Drill — a NEW monthly sports column about APIs By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the inaugural edition of my API sports column, The Layup Drill. The column will run down all the happenings in the world of sports in the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, CBA, China, Chinese, Frankie Edgar, Houston Rocket, India, Korean American Coalition, Leonard Garcia, MMA, NBA, New York City Marathon, Philippines, UFC, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16, Yahoo Sports, Yao Ming, italy, japan

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