basketball

www.washingtonpost.com — What began as a goodwill trip to China for the Georgetown men's basketball team turned violent Thursday night, when its exhibition game against a Chinese professional club deteriorated into a benches-clearing melee in which players exchanged blows, chairs were thrown and spectators tossed full water bottles at the Hoyas players and coaches as they headed to the locker room.

aol.sportingnews.com — There are preliminary talks about Bryant and other NBA stars banding together to form a barnstorming team for a tour through China. Bryant has a large following in the country and told the Times it was a “home away from home”.

www.farwestchina.com — Have you been watching the CBA Finals? Didn't think so. The thing is, you missed quite the game the other night between Xinjiang and Guangdong which ended in a headbutt and a knockout. See for yourself.

blogs.hoopshype.com — US basketball player, Gabe Muoneke's account of being roughed up post-match by the entire Shanghai Sharks team.

www.farwestchina.com — It's a game that every person who works in business will have to play in some form or another, but it's a game that is especially popular to play here in China. It's impossible to avoid for any person who steps foot here and trust me, I've tried. It's the game of politics, and to my utter disappointment I have now discovered that the rules to this game also apply to the basketball court.