Officials with the China Basketball Association were also among the 70 guests.

中国篮球协会的官员也在这70位宾客中。

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China Basketball games of Men's Class a is abbreviated to CBA. It is the highest level games in China now.

全国男子篮球甲a联赛(CBA)，是目前中国国内篮球最高级别的比赛。

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Taiyuan 'is amazing,' said Mr. Marbury, who was named most-valuable player in the China Basketball Association's all-star game.

马布里说，太原真是不可思议。他被评为CBA全明星赛最有价值球员。

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The superstar won a Gold Medal as a member of the United States Men's basketball team in the two thousand eight summer Olympic Games in China.

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There are 300 million basketball players in China, according to the Chinese Basketball Association.

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One must also factor in that soccer is probably the most televised sport in China, although basketball, especially with Chinese stars in foreign leagues, has exploded in programming during the past decade.

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But the basketball life in China involves some things NBA players would never see such as trading chartered flights for long bus trips.

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