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Ben Rohrbach: Doc says C's are monitoring China league, which ends in a week. Twitter @brohrbach

Boston Celtics, Free Agency, China 

Ken Berger: Donald Sloan of Sioux Falls in the D-League has finalized a contract with the top team in China, Guangdong, source says. Twitter @KBergCBS

D-League, Donald Sloan, China 

Ken Berger: Sloan is committed to the Chinese team for the remaining six weeks of its season. Twitter @KBergCBS

D-League, Donald Sloan, China 

Mark Deeks: Donald Sloan leaves the D-League and will join Guangdong in China to replace Terrence Williams. Twitter @MarkDeeksNBA

Free Agency, Donald Sloan, China 

Ken Berger: Donald Sloan of Sioux Falls in the D-League is closing in on a lucrative deal with the top team in China, Guandong, leaugue source says. Twitter @KBergCBS

Free Agency, Donald Sloan, China 

The Lakers are expected to play October exhibition games in Beijing and Shanghai before next season as part of the NBA's annual China Games series, although the NBA has not announced its plans yet. Bryant, who has an epic fan following in Asia, has said he might retire when his contract expires at the end of next season. Dwight Howard, who could re-sign with the Lakers this offseason, did a promotional tour for Adidas in China last summer also. Orange County Register

Los Angeles Lakers, China, Schedule 

Brian Windhorst: According to @LiShuangfu Lakers & Warriors will play games in China next fall, Pacers & Rockets will play in Taipei & Philippines Twitter @WindhorstESPN

Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, China, Schedule, Philippines 

Shaopeng Shen: Tracy McGrady had his first CBA Triple-double tonight(21pts,11rebs,10asts),but his team lost to Zhejiang (113-114). Twitter

Tracy McGrady, China 

Chuck Hayes: "No CBA team contacted me during the lockout last year, but if some Chinese team needs me in the future, I will think about it seriously." Sohu.com

Sacramento Kings, China, Chuck Hayes 

Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and Yao Ming, a former NBA star with the Houston Rockets, have been listed among China's national political advisors. The Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, adopted a member list for the 12th CPPCC National Committee on Friday. philstar.com

Yao Ming, China 

DJ White said he liked Shanghai and CBA would always be a option of him. If he decides to return to the CBA the next season, Shanghai Sharks will be his first option. hupu.com

China, DJ White, Shanghai Sharks 

The CBA All-Star vote has just come to an end and Tracy McGrady became the first foreign player to finish as leading vote-getter. Another astonishing thing is that Tracy got 2,218,388 votes, a new record in CBA history. hupu.com

Tracy McGrady, China 

Shaopeng Shen: Qingdao and Shanghai have lost their chance to CBA playoffs,Tracy Mcgrady,Gilbert Arenas&D.J. White can return to NBA before NBA playoffs. Twitter

Free Agency, Gilbert Arenas, Tracy McGrady, China, DJ White 

Perhaps in a move by the NBA to capitalize on the immense global popularity of Kobe Bryant -- who could be playing his final season in 2013-14 -- the Los Angeles Lakers will participate in the China Games next preseason, according to multiple team sources. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, China 

Finally Agent Zero helped his team win a game (95-94). Arenas scored 25 points and had season-high 15 rebounds. After the game, Arenas said the shot gave him an NBA feeling," This is my first time making a game-winning shot in CBA. It felt like going back to NBA!" hupu.com

Gilbert Arenas, China 

David Stern on social media: "We're the world's most populated country after China and India [laughs]." Marca.com

Twitter, David Stern, China, India, Facebook 

Gilbert Arenas: "The NBA season is too long, but the CBA has just 32 games for the regular season, which is good. I'm old already, life in China is pretty good. Maybe when the CBA season is over, I will go back to the U.S. for the playoffs. But I'm sure that I'll be back in the CBA the next season." hupu.com

Free Agency, Gilbert Arenas, China 

According to a Jilin newspaper, McGrady will sit down for non-mandatory media sessions only under the following conditions: An up front payment of $5,000 for a one-on-one interview and $1,000 for a group interview. Which explains why nobody has gotten an exclusive interview in China with McGrady yet. And it also explains why you haven’t seen a lot of off-court pictures either because if you want one of those, you apparently have to pick up the fee for his hotel suite. NiuBBall.com

Tracy McGrady, China 

Free agent forward Kris Joseph, recently waived by the Boston Celtics, is looking at options from several overseas teams right now, agent Chris Grier-Luchey told HoopsHype. Grier-Luchey said Joseph has offers from Italy, France and China, but may also consider playing in the D-League and wait for a 10-day contract. HoopsHype

Boston Celtics, Free Agency, China, Italy, France, Kris Joseph 

Tracy McGrady: This bad officiating has to change. No way I'm coming back if the officiating continues to be this errant. Weibo

Tracy McGrady, China, Referees