역시나 NBA.com 가니까.. 더 자세히 나와있네요 ㅡ.ㅡ; 이런....
이 게임이 Nike World Tour 라네요. 이들은 아마도 Nike 팀이 아닐런지..
역시 중요 한 내용엔 색깔이 입혀져 있습니다.
아주 중요한 단어엔 굵은 글씨 ㅡ.ㅡ;;;
Top NBA Players to Play Exhibition Games in Shanghai and Taipei
NBA Nike World Tour Debuts in China, Chinese Taipei
HONG KONG, July 17 -- A group of top NBA players including Shareef
Abdur-Rahim (Atlanta Hawks), Ray Allen (Milwaukee Bucks), Terrell Brandon
(Minnesota Timberwolves) and teammates Vin Baker and Gary Payton (Seattle
SuperSonics) will travel to Asia as part of the first-ever NBA Nike World Tour
for two exhibition games, it was announced today by Michael Denzel, Vice President
and Managing Director, NBA Asia.
The tour will travel to Shanghai, China for a game at Shanghai Stadium on Sunday,
September 16 and to Taipei for the second game at National Taiwan University Multiple
Stadium on Wednesday, September 19. Each game will feature two teams comprised of
both NBA players and the top local basketball players. The game in Shanghai will
feature the best of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) including future NBA
prospect Yao Ming and the first Chinese player in NBA history Wang Zhizhi (Dallas
Mavericks).
This event will mark the first-ever collaboration between the National Basketball
Association and Nike to stage exhibition games in Asia as part of their continued
commitment to grow the sport of basketball around the world. The tour will provide fans
the complete NBA experience including in-arena entertainment, team dancers and
mascots.
"The tour offers an exciting opportunity to work with Nike to bring NBA players to Asia
for highly competitive exhibition matchups," said Denzel. "It will give fans in Asia an
opportunity to see the best basketball in the world first-hand."
"With the eyes of the sporting world looking to Asia, we are pleased to showcase our
game and build valuable partnerships which will help develop a foundation for a
promising future," said Sam Strang, NBA Vice President, Global Marketing
Partnerships.
"Nike is committed to bringing the best of the sport to fans all over the world and this is
yet another event that will bring fans closer to the game and give them an exciting
opportunity to see the top players from two continents for two great matchups," said
Ralph Greene, Nike's Director of Global Basketball.
Other NBA players scheduled to participate in the NBA Nike World Tour include
Todd MacCulloch (Philadelphia 76ers), Corey Maggette (Los Angeles Clippers), Cliff
Robinson (Phoenix Suns), Damon Stoudamire (Portland Trail Blazers) and Robert
Traylor (Cleveland Cavaliers).
In Shanghai, the game will be sponsored by Jitong Network Communications and
co-sponsored by Northwest Airlines, IBM, Gatorade, FedEx and Spalding. In Taipei,
the game will be sponsored by Nokia and HannStar Displays and co-sponsored by Far
Eastone, FedEx, IBM, Snickers, Northwest Airlines, Super Supau and Spalding.
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보시믄 알겠지만... 한국은 없습니다.
중국과 대만을 방문한다네요.
참가선수 :
Gary Payton, Ray Allen, Reef, Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Todd MacCulloch, Corey
Maggette, Damon Stoudamire, Robert Traylor
NBA에서 중국을 상당히 키워준다는 인상이...
지난번에도 Jamison하구 Jerome Williams가 방문했었는데...
우리나라도 잠깐... 거쳐가주지 ㅠ.ㅠ
NBA stars to play two exhibition games in Far East
July 17, 2001
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gary Payton, Ray Allen and Shareef Abdur-Rahim will be among a
group of NBA players who will travel to China and Taiwan in September for two
exhibition games against local players.
Wang Zhizhi of the Dallas Mavericks and 7-foot-6 center Yao Ming of the Shanghai
Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association will play in the first exhibition game,
Sept. 16 at Shanghai Stadium, the NBA said Tuesday.
The second game is Sept. 19 at National Taiwan University Multiple Stadium in Taipei.
``With the eyes of the sporting world looking to Asia, we are pleased to showcase our
game and build valuable partnerships which will help develop a foundation for a
promising future,'' said Sam Strang, the NBA's vice president for global marketing
partnerships.
Other NBA players who will participate include Todd MacCulloch of Philadelphia,
Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers, Cliff Robinson of Detroit, Damon
Stoudamire of Portland and Robert Traylor of Cleveland.