An amateur basketball league became an improbable nationwide phenomenon in China, with Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler among the out-of-towners who made a trip to witness the spectacle.
A grassroots basketball league in a remote part of China has the country excited for the American sport. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng went to one of the biggest games of the tournament to see what’s drawing thousands of villagers to take part.
Photo: Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesTAIPAN VILLAGE, China—One of the hottest tickets in China this summer didn’t cost a penny—just a plane, train and taxi ride to a remote mountain village in one of the country’s poorest provinces.Continue reading your article with
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