Jeremy Lin gets the NMA treatment after the Knicks' guard became an overnight sensation over the past week. Lin scored 23 points (including a dunk) while notching another career-high ten assists in a 107-93 Knicks' win against the Wizards in Washington D.C. The only thing that could make this story better is if Whoopi Goldberg took over as coach. more ›

J.R. Smith is finally in the building! The Tatted One and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls will take on the Shanghai Sharks tonight at Yuanshen Stadium, in one of the last games of the Sharks' regular season. more ›

The basketball-loving city of New York is currently in a mild tizzy over the revelatory play of Jeremy Lin, after Lin shot 58.8% from the field to score 28 points and dish out 8 assists (both career-highs) against the Utah Jazz in a 99-88 win. more ›

On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin (林書豪) officially went and got himself a hefty piece in a 99-92 win against the New Jersey Nets. Having been firmly planted on the bench all season (and all career, for that matter), Lin stepped up and gave an electric performance in front of the Knicks faithful at the Mecca of Basketball, scoring a career-high 25 points (with 12 coming in the 4th quarter) while dishing 7 assists and nabbing 5 rebounds. more ›

Yao Ming might be accruing guanxi up the wazoo with his new standing committee gig, but it's Shaquille O'Neal who truly speaks to the people! Shaq showed up for Hunan TV's Spring Gala Festival to run around on stage with kiddie monks, and went through his usual patented brand of kung foolery while trying not to step on the children. more ›

Despite the season ending injury to Ryan Forehan Kelly, a gutsy Shanghai Sharks team had enough in the tank to see off a limited but direct Fosham Dralions team and continue to push up the CBA table after winning 95-88 at home. more ›

The Shanghai Sharks won yet again at home but had to do it the hard way after a disastrous third quarter undid the excellent work of a swashbuckling first half. The scoreline will tell you that the Sharks beat Qingdao Eagles 69-63 but the home side will be kicking themselves after letting the game get so close in the first place. more ›

The Sharks finally won a game on the road despite the continued absences of Liu Wei and Tseng Wen-ting. Ryan Forehan-Kelly, who was also expected to be out injured, was passed fit and Shanghai needed him to steady the nerves of his younger team mates and combine with a swaggering Mike Harris to lead the Sharks to victory against a suitably villainous Bayi Rockets team by a score of 94-85. more ›

The Yuanshen crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief after the Sharks held on to overcome a feisty Shanxi Dragons team to move their impressive home record up to 4-1. The score was 92-90 but it shouldn't have got that close. The Sharks almost threw away a victory but have Mike Harris and Meng Lingyuan to thank for getting them over the finishing line. more ›

Shanghai are now 0-6 on the road despite a battling, hardworking performance that saw the obligatory top drawer performances from Ryan Forehan-Kelly and Mike Harris. Ultimately the Sharks couldn’t cope with the strength and guile of former Shark, Zaid Abbas. The Jordanian didn’t put up a huge score, but galvanised his team with an eye-catching performance that kept a passionate home crowd on their feet. more ›

Shanghai stayed in Guangdong province and Dongguan pulled the same trick as their neighbors by beating the Sharks with a couple of good individual performances and a warehouse full of clinical finishing. The margin was 107-99 and the Sharks once again found themselves caught up in their second shoot-out in three games. more ›

J.R. Smith of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and Wilson Chandler of the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions are reportedly looking for ways to escape the one-year deals they signed with their Chinese teams. more ›

The Sharks were hard-working and determined, but ultimately couldn’t overcome their guests’ inspired offence in a match where eleven players scoring totals made it into double digits. more ›

Occasionally spellbinding, sometimes hard on the eyes; tonight’s victory against Jilin Tigers was a mixture of poetry and uppercuts as Shanghai Sharks crashed the boards and chased down their opponents when they had to but still found the time to dazzle the crowd when the opportunity presented itself. more ›

A swashbuckling, free flowing Shanghai Sharks overcame the odds and beat the more fancied Guangsha Lions in their first home game of the season and in doing so, erased the bitter memories of the three consecutive defeats on the road. Coach Daniel Panaggio will be pleased with what he saw from the sidelines as his team overcame their more illustrious opposition. more ›

Now with the NBA lockout tentatively resolved, training camp and free agency are just around the corner, scheduled to begin on December 9th. Which means the likes of Wilson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin and Aaron Brooks are probably wracking their brains for ways out of their contracts harder than Kim Basinger after she signed up to do Boxing Helena. more ›

After a marathon 15-hour meeting that took place on Friday in New York, the NBA Players Association and the nefarious Owners agreed to begin a shortened 66-game season on Christmas Day. The deal is still not yet official, with the handshake agreement needing to be ratified by the majority of players and owners. more ›

Once more the Sharks hustled, fought and played good defense, and once more Shanghai finds themselves on the losing side. The Sharks have lost their third straight road game to begin the season at 0-3, after falling 102-98 against the Foshan Longlions. more ›

Another road game, another hard defeat, another ‘what-might-have-been?’ result, and another missed opportunity for some much-needed positivity. The Sharks fell to their second successive defeat in a game which had flashes of hope, before being ultimately quashed in the cruelest of fashions. more ›

An occasionally vibrant Shanghai side lost at the death in a game that Sharks players will look back ruefully on as a missed opportunity to start their season in winning fashion. more ›

We already knew Yao had a soft touch around the basket and middling math skills, but who knew he wanted to be a sommelier? The former 9-time NBA All-Star intends to sell his own wine in China, proving once again that he is the most interesting man in the world. more ›

False alarm, folks! Despite earlier reports that J.R. Smith's right knee was in dire trouble, it looks as if the Zhejiang Golden Bulls swingman is actually in fine shape. After being subbed in during the second quarter of the Bulls' home game against the Dongguan Leopards on Tuesday night, Smith went off for 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during 30 minutes of action, helping his new team win in a 101-73 blowout. more ›

Alas, perhaps sweet, sweet dunkage wasn't meant to be. During his first game of the new CBA season against the Guangdong Southern Tigers in Dongguan, J.R. Smith of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls (and formerly of the Denver Nuggets), is now out of action indefinitely with an injured right knee. more ›

In the pictures we shared a week back of Yao Ming's first day in class, we interpreted his face as an open book of frustration and WTF? Turns out we were right on the money, as Yao himself admitted in a press conference he was "totally lost." more ›

Hip hop and basketball, two items firmly linked in American culture, made a resounding splash at Hip Hop Hijack's 1 year Anniversary party at Zeal this past Friday. more ›

With the new season due to start on Sunday, the CBA has made headlines around the world with the recent signing of big name NBA free agents like Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith and Wilson Chandler. The Shanghai Sharks meanwhile, have enjoyed a low-key offseason, discreetly adding new pieces to their organisation, both on their playing staff but also on the management side. more ›

Yao Ming showed up to report for class at Shanghai Jiaotong University in Minhang district today, and had the misfortune of getting his picture taken while standing next to a Buick minivan. more ›