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South China Morning Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Chinese Basketball Association could bring back promotion, relegation in expansion plans
The return of promotion and relegation in the top-tier Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league competition could be on the cards, amid reported plans by the sport's governing body in China to expand the midseason CBA Cup tournament to include teams from the lower division. And the Hong Kong Bulls, reigning champions in the National Basketball League (NBL), which is China's second-tier basketball league, could be among the first teams to benefit if they reach the playoffs this season. Doing so would allow them to join the CBA Cup tournament later this year. Leo Sun Xinwei, general manager of the Bulls, said it was likely the top four teams in the NBL would join the 20-team CBA Cup in two phases, in December and next February. 'I believe we could have the opportunity to participate in this competition. Playing in it would mean we can gauge the situation of operating a team at the top level, and understand the gap with the CBA teams. Leo Sun Xinwei, general manager of the Hong Kong Bulls. Photo: Handout 'We could be of similar standard, but these are opportunities to learn more as a team, and it will allow the Bulls to develop and grow further.'
South China Morning Post
25-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's Wu on overcoming the odds to chase his professional basketball dream
Rex Wu Wai-tsun knows he is fighting against the odds to fulfil his dream of playing basketball alongside the region's elite, but hopes competing in China's second tier will take him a step closer to making that a reality. At 6ft (1.82 metres), the 20-year-old Hongkonger is small by the standards of the modern game, but Wu, who has been chasing his goal for a decade, is used to defying expectations. Now, having joined Hong Kong Bulls for their third season in the National Basketball League, he has his eyes on a rapid rise. 'I want to play outside Hong Kong,' Wu said. 'I'd like to challenge myself in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) or in Japan's B League. 'My target is to be able to play [in those leagues] by the time I am 24. I love this sport and have spent so much time on it growing up. I have been persistent all along and I don't want to give up midway.' The Hong Kong Bulls will compete against seven other sides in the NBL starting on Saturday. Photo: Handout Expected to lead the city's under-22 side at the National Games in November, Wu said he had dreamed of becoming a professional since he was a child.
