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- The world’s most celebrated footballer Lionel Messi felt the wrath of a nation over his no-show in a sold-out match
- With Messi’s club Inter Miami condemned and his Argentina national team no longer welcome, past rows involving NBA and WTA indicate what they risk losing
The 76ers have been negotiating trade deals for the Harden, who was absent from the team’s first three games of the new season.
Harden, who has expressed interest in playing professionally in China, sits out a third consecutive game of the new season as coach cites the need to ‘ramp up’ his conditioning.
Coach Nick Nurse could not explain Harden’s absence on Wednesday, which comes amid trade negotiations with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kyrie Irving touches down in Xiamen to kick off promotional tour for new shoe in partnership with Anta, which was released in China on Friday.
The watch brand ‘shook the industry’ with the ambitious price of its first timepiece in 2001 – now it sits among top 6 in the world by sales, and is sported by the rich and famous
League hands James Harden the maximum fine after his claim that ‘Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organisation that he’s a part of’ during a visit to China.
James Harden raised concerns at NBA league office after saying of Daryl Morey in Beijing he would ‘never be a part of an organisation he’s part of’.
From a ‘genius’ biochemist leaving the US to fans snapping up 10,000 bottles of NBA star James Harden’s wine in 10 seconds, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
NBA superstar James Harden should go and ‘feel the love’ in China if he is ‘sick’ of Philadelphia 76ers boss Daryl Morey.
NBA superstar warned he ‘could lose everything’ in stand-off with Philadelphia 76ers, with move to China ‘not as easy as fans would think’.
James Harden also praised for ‘great move’ criticising Daryl Morey, as appearance on Chinese influencer live stream brings in big money.
East Asia Super League franchise signs five new players, including Oliver Xu from Asean Basketball League champions Hong Kong Eastern.
Harden says he won’t play again for Philadelphia 76ers under president Morey, who caused a storm in China four years ago with a controversial Hong Kong tweet.
Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden says ‘after all these years, the love is still real’ after being mobbed at airport and hosting fan event in Shanghai.
He’s played it pretty low-key, but accusations from an OnlyFans star and an outcry about his (lack of) rapping skills have made headlines – so who is Beyoncé’s 18-year-old nephew?
After all those thrilling NBA Finals battles of last decade, Stephen Curry and LeBron James can still put on a spectacular show in their mid-30s.
NBA champions the Golden State Warriors have added the mantle of being China’s most popular NBA team on social media in 2022.
LeBron James just signed a US$97 million contact extensions with the LA Lakers – but what about legends Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul?
The WNBA’s thriving fashion scene is beloved on social media, with its stars like Sue Bird, Candace Parker and Kelsey Plum regularly snapped and hotly discussed for their pregame and event outfits.
The NBA generated more basketball-related income than ever this past season, the total number coming up just short of US$9 billion.
Decision to show Wednesday’s game between LA Clippers and Utah Jazz comes after Clippers coach Tyronn Lue got into a row with Daryl Morey, and criticised him over notorious Hong Kong tweet from 2019.
The 33-year-old Beijing Ducks star calls his NBA peak a ‘lightning in a bottle’ moment and continues to be ‘shocked’ at its impact on Asian-American culture.
Curry is just 2 three-pointers away from breaking Ray Allen’s record for the most 3s. He is expected to pass that in the next game against New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Some of the biggest stars in the sporting world will not be in Tokyo for a variety of reasons – injury, failing to qualify, suspension or they just don’t want to go.
How the 19-year-old giant Kai Sotto went from playing barefoot against construction workers in the streets to playing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The US men’s basketball team is favoured to win gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but an equally-strong squad of NBA players who passed could be imagined.
‘Linsanity’ star had breakout in NYC but with NBA career on pause he is leaning into AAPI community activism as fans ask what next?
Rockets were China’s No 1 team for many years and were linked with Chinese ownership before Tilman Fertitta took over in 2017.
