Cavs, Magic to play preseason games in China

[Nyce_1 311]

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SHANGHAI, China -- LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to China.

 

The Cavaliers will play preseason games against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 17 and Oct. 20, the NBA announced at a news conference on Thursday. The first game will be played in Shanghai and the second will be in the former Portuguese territory of Macau.

 

Sandwiched between those games, the Magic will face the Chinese national team on Oct. 18, also in Macau.

 

The preseason games will be the second for the NBA in China. In 2004, the Houston Rockets -- led by Chinese center Yao Ming -- and the Sacramento Kings played in Beijing and Shanghai.

 

The meeting between the Magic and the China national team will mark the second time an NBA team has faced China's top team on national soil. In 1979, the Washington Bullets - now the Wizards - played two games against the China national team.

 

For James and Magic star Dwight Howard, it will be the second trip in two years to China, where the NBA has worked to strengthen its presence before the 2008 Olympics. The United States played tuneup games there last year on its way to Japan for the world championships.

 

Great, now we get to humiliate ourselves in front of the world.

[Nyce_1 311]

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SHANGHAI, China -- LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to China.

 

The Cavaliers will play preseason games against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 17 and Oct. 20, the NBA announced at a news conference on Thursday. The first game will be played in Shanghai and the second will be in the former Portuguese territory of Macau.

 

Sandwiched between those games, the Magic will face the Chinese national team on Oct. 18, also in Macau.

 

The preseason games will be the second for the NBA in China. In 2004, the Houston Rockets -- led by Chinese center Yao Ming -- and the Sacramento Kings played in Beijing and Shanghai.

 

The meeting between the Magic and the China national team will mark the second time an NBA team has faced China's top team on national soil. In 1979, the Washington Bullets - now the Wizards - played two games against the China national team.

 

For James and Magic star Dwight Howard, it will be the second trip in two years to China, where the NBA has worked to strengthen its presence before the 2008 Olympics. The United States played tuneup games there last year on its way to Japan for the world championships.

 

Great, now we get to humiliate ourselves in front of the world.

[Hutchence 1]

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Originally posted by Nyce_1:

 

 

Great, now we get to humiliate ourselves in front of the world.

 

Too late!!

[Nyce_1 311]

LOL @ Hutch

 

If I knew in advance that we would for sure have Vince and a new coach, I would seriously plan a trip to China. Not only to watch the Magic but because that country is on my travel "to-do" list.

[Hutchence 1]

My husband went to Hong Kong before we got together and said it was amazing. We should plan a message board trip.

[Emory889 353]

Well we can kiss any hopes of a fast start next year goodbye. There is a long history of teams coming back from the overseas tours completely exhausted. I knew with a draw like Dwight Howard it was a matter of time before we went. With our European connections on the roster I thought Europe was more likely.

[mire 0]

it doesn't matter where ur roster is from, what it matters is the market, and china is a BIIIIIIG market

[Emory889 353]

That's not true at all. The reason that the Rockets went this year to China was Yao. San Antonio had a preseason in the Virgin Islands because that is where Duncan is from. It makes sense to send teams to a location where there is a natural draw. You're telling me that if Darko was to play a Magic game in Serbia that wouldn't be a huge deal to you guys?

[djmase20 0]

I love Chinese people.

[Emory889 353]

quote:

Originally posted by djmase20:

 

Confucious say: 'I cant rait to boo JJ Wedick'

 

RFLOL, Confucious say:

 

Crowded elevator always smell different to midget.

 

Don't drink and park - accidents cause people.

 

Baseball all wrong -- man with four balls cannot walk.

 

Man who pushes piano down mineshaft get tone of A flat miner.

 

Don't sweat the petty stuff ... and don't pet the sweaty stuff.

 

Man who scratches a** should not bite fingernails.

[seay 0]

most of us struggle with "racialism" and, to some degree, narrow nationalism....basketball at its best helps us transcend these sentiments.

 

no place here for these comments about chinese

[djmase20 0]

Yeah, come on Emroy, have a little class. Nice try making it look like I posted that!!!