Hooped Up

A group of NBA executives and scouts has descended on southern China to watch top Chinese players Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi battle it out in the China Basketball Association finals.

Top officials from the Chicago Bulls , Philadelphia 76ers , Golden State Warriors , Phoenix Suns and New Jersey Nets watched Wang’s Bayi Rockets dispatch Yi’s Guangdong Tigers 94-89 in Sunday night’s opening game.

Their presence dominated Chinese press reports.

Yahoo