BEIJING, China (Reuters) – Yao Ming,Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson headline the 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announced Monday (APRIL 4). Longtime Chicago Bulls owner and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will be enshrined and posthumous inductees are NBA referee Darrell Garretson, John McLendon, the first African-American coach in professional basketball, and former stars Zelmo Beaty and Cumberland Posey. O’Neal was an unstoppable force as a 7-foot-1 dunking machine who was named a 15-time […]
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China beats Phl bid to host 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup
(Eagle News) — China will host the 2019 FIBA World Cup for Basketball. This was the announcement earlier this evening as China won over the Philippines in the bid to host the prestigious international basketball competition. China has made a pitch making use of its vast experience in hosting international sporting events, having hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and being set to host the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. In its bid, China featured […]





