China's eyes are on the NBA
By Xu Jingxi in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2014-10-14 07:29
Multiple viewing options bring fans closer to the action, on and off court
Chanting "Let's go, Brooklyn!" and "KG! (Kevin Garnett)" at the top of his lungs at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Sunday, Zhang Jiayang felt more exhilaration than he's ever experienced watching an NBA game on TV or on the screen of his cell phone.
"It is amazing to have watched for the first time an authentic NBA game from the stands," said Zhang, one of the almost 20,000 spectators who witnessed the NBA Global Games China preseason clash between the Nets and the Sacramento Kings.
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