LAS VEGAS — When the Golden State Warriors won the 2015 NBA title, it became official — the slow it down and throw the ball inside style of play is a thing of the past, and pushing the ball and spacing the floor is the way of the future. Here in the NBA’s de facto summer capital, Mike D’Antoni, Ettore Messina and Bob Donewald shared some of their secrets on how their international experience has helped them positively influence the NBA game. With
From NBA bust to CBA folk hero, Shanghai Sharks import Michael Beasley is enjoying an incredible career renaissance in China. The second overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft, Beasley is currently averaging 29.4 points and 10.4 rebounds. If that wasn’t impressive enough, on Sunday at the CBA All-Star Game in Beijing, Beasley scored a record 59 points. There are few players with quite so hot a hand as the former Miami and Minnesota forward, and given that he will soon
Metta World Peace cleared waivers today, which means we can sign anywhere he wants. And where will that be? The basketball world will stay glued to his Twitter feed awaiting word. But a warning: Ron-Ron likes to fool around on Twitter. So take everything he tweets with a grain of salt. That being said, nobody should put it past MWP to actually sign with the Shanghai Sharks, owned by Yao Ming. He could spend an entire season in China, then return to the