This Viral Mountain Village Hosts China’s Rural Version of NBA | WSJ

A grassroots basketball league in a remote part of China has the country excited for the American sport. The Village Basketball Association, or Cun BA, is played outdoors in Taipan Village located in one of China’s poorest provinces, Guizhou. These amateur games have blown up on social media, leading to a visit from NBA superstar, Jimmy Butler.

WSJ’s China Bureau Chief Jonathan Cheng went to one of the biggest games of the tournament to see what’s drawing thousands of villagers to take part.

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