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Originally Posted by wasabisashimi
I thought chinese poeple only play badminton because that is where they dont get sun tan and collide with other players. Also you can meet girls at badminton....
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International - Helen Gao - From Mao Zedong to Jeremy Lin: Why Basketball Is China's Biggest Sport - The Atlantic
A good article about the explosive growth of basketball in China.
An estimated 300 million people play basketball in China according to the Chinese Basketball Association. Almost 1 in 4 people play the sport in that country.
You can compare basketball's popularity in China to baseball in Japan and hockey in Canada. No. 1!
LeBron in a photo-op with university student volunteers in Shanghai. Props to LBJ for bringing a bigger profile to an already popular sport in China.
