Chinese Basketball Association
Top professional men's basketball league in China
Top professional men's basketball league in China
The Chinese Basketball Association (simplified Chinese: 中国男子篮球职业联赛; traditional Chinese: 中國男子籃球職業聯賽; pinyin: Zhōngguó Nánzǐ Lánqiú Zhíyè Liánsài; lit. 'Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League'), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier men's professional basketball league in China. Fans commonly know the league as the CBA, and this acronym is regularly used in Chinese. There is also a Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). A few Chinese players who competed in the CBA in the early stages of their careers—including Wang Zhizhi, Mengke Bateer, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, and Zhou Qi—have also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Others, such as Xue Yuyang and Wang Zhelin, were chosen in the draft, but did not play in the NBA. Only a limited number of foreign players are allowed on each CBA team. Notable imports include former NBA All-Stars Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, Gilbert Arenas, Steve Francis, Metta World Peace and Kenyon Martin—as well as several...
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