Yi Jianlian Is The Happiest Dunker

Yi Jianlian
The play has obviously been whistled dead, which would explain why Xinjiang’s Von Wafer (No. 12) is walking away from the basket. Nonetheless, we love this picture. Everyone should be as happy as Yi Jianlian while playing sports, to say nothing of soaring above the rim to throw down a one-handed dunk.

Marcus Williams’s Agent Says Shanxi Guard Used Pot For Medical Reasons (Of Course)

Marcus Williams (suspended for pot)
Marcus Williams became the first basketball player in China to be busted for “doping” on December 9 when he tested positive for marijuana, but so far he’s managed to avoid making silly, trite excuses such as “I was using for medicinal purposes.” We commend him for that. His agent, however, is happy to do so... Read more »

Quincy Douby Punctuated His 75-Point Night With A Massive Dunk On Charles Gaines’s Head

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Zhejiang Golden Bulls guard Quincy Douby went off on Wednesday night, scoring 75 points in a 154-129 home win. His opponent, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, had a stellar performer as well: Charles Gaines, whose 60-point, 29-rebound night would have been the headline on any other day. As is, it was Douby’s record-setting 75 — four... Read more »

Quincy Douby Scores 75 Points, Sets CBA Single-Game Record

Quincy Douby
From the department of jaw-dropping sports accomplishments, Quincy Douby scored 75 points yesterday as his Zhejiang team defeated Shanxi, 154-129. Charles Gaines, playing for the first time without his foreign running mate — CBA leading scorer Marcus Williams, who was recently suspended six months for pot use – scored 60 points and grabbed 29 rebounds in the loss.

The Beijing Ducks Held Their Opponent Without A Field Goal In The Fourth Quarter Tonight

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Three quarters down, the Beijing Ducks looked out. Playing at home against the woeful Fujian Sturgeons, a 5-8 team ranked 14th out of 17, the Ducks found themselves inexplicably down nine with 12 minutes to play, a decidedly uninspiring showing from a first-place team that had just notched its signature win of the young season by... Read more »

Chinese Basketball May Be In The Midst Of A Point-Shaving Scandal

CBA
Jon Pastuszek of NiuBBall brings us this story via Tuesday’s edition of Yangtze Evening Post: The Chinese Basketball Association is currently dealing with the threat of in-game point shaving, according to a report published yesterday in the Yangtze Evening Paper, which includes both foreign players and Chinese referees, the latter of whom can reportedly be bought out for... Read more »

Gilbert Arenas Scores 5 Points In First Game Back Since Groin Injury, Team Loses

Gilbert Arenas video
On Tuesday, Gilbert Arenas played his first game since November 24 — when he pulled up lame after just six minutes in Beijing – and it was apparent he wasn’t completely healthy. He limped to the bench in the first half, fueling the same questions that reporters asked last month: is he physically fit to compete? Arenas... Read more »

Tracy McGrady Retaliates With Dirty Elbow After Beijing’s Ji Zhe Taunts Him With Finger Wag [UPDATE]

Tracy McGrady elbows Ji Zhe
This weekend has not been good to Tracy McGrady. On Friday he suffered the indignity of having to run off the court because of diarrhea — to say nothing of the indignity of a 10-point performance in a 30-point home loss. Yesterday in Beijing, against the defending champs, he was involved in what could have been... Read more »