体坛英语资讯：Feature: Basketball promotes cultural exchanges between China and Australia
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stewardship">stewardship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Famer">Famer</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="under">under</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Loeliger">Loeliger</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="concurrent">concurrent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CBA">CBA</span>).</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="reinvigorated">reinvigorated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="headway">headway</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="Loeliger">Loeliger</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sporting">Sporting</span> <span word="Goods">Goods</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> 2017 - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="Loeliger">Loeliger</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBL">NBL</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="NBL">NBL</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="streamed">streamed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Loeliger">Loeliger</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="multicultural">multicultural</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Loeliger">Loeliger</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transcend">transcend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>,"</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span>, <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="together">together</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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