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Can You Guess Which NBA Star Is Nicknamed “蜗壳 (Wō Ké) Snail Shell” in China?
Many of my American Mandarin Chinese language students are surprised to learn that the NBA Basketball League is now the most popular sports league to follow in China, based on online views. The popularity of Chinese Hall of Fame player Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets, along with stars such as Kobe Bryant, have captivated Chinese audiences and helped our cultures become more interlinked. Each spring, the NBA Playoffs and Finals come around and basketball becomes one of the most popular subjects for online viewing and conversation. So, why should Chinese learners pay attention to the NBA in China?
I love teaching my students about Chinese nicknames for NBA players. Chinese netizens love to discuss NBA basketball and have crafted some very creative and thoughtful nicknames for the most famous players on the court. These nicknames help Chinese learners understand some important adjectives, as well as understand Chinese culture and imagination.
Here are the nicknames for some of the most famous and beloved players. Some stars even have more than one. Use your imagination to picture what they may look like based on the description!
1. Shaquille O’Neal
Chinese nickname 1: “大鲨鱼 (Dà shāyú) The Giant Shark”
大鲨鱼 (Dà shāyú) = the giant shark.
大 (Dà) = big; huge; giant.
鲨鱼 (Shāyú) = shark.
Explanation: The pronunciation of “Shaquille”, or “Shaq” sounds like...
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In an interview with ESPN about its findings, an NBA official said the league is "reevaluating" the China academies after concluding it had
"...IN XINJIANG, THE NBA opened an academy in a region notorious for human rights abuses.
In recent years, the Chinese government has escalated its use of high-tech surveillance, restricted freedom of movement and erected mass internment facilities, which the government describes as vocational training centers and critics describe as concentration camps holding ethnic minorities, particularly Uighur Muslims. The government says the policy is necessary to combat terrorism. In September, the United States joined more than 30 countries in condemning "China's horrific campaign of repression" against the Uighurs. Reports of separatist violence and Chinese government repression in Xinjiang go back decades.
Tatum said the NBA wasn't aware of political tensions or human rights issues in Xinjiang when it announced it was launching the training academy there in 2016.
In the spring of 2018, the U.S. began considering sanctions against China over human rights concerns there, and the issue became the subject of increasing media coverage within the United States. In August 2018, Slate published an article under the headline: "Why is the NBA in Xinjiang? The league is running a training center in the middle of one of the world's worst humanitarian atrocities."
Later, the NBA would receive criticism from congressional leaders, but it never addressed the concerns or said anything about the status of the facility until last week...
Pressed by ESPN, Tatum repeatedly avoided questions on whether the widespread human rights abuses in Xinjiang played a role in closing the academy, instead citing "many factors."
"My job, our job is not to take a position on every single human rights violation, and I'm not an expert in every human rights situation or violation," Tatum said. "I'll tell you what the NBA stands for: The values of the NBA are about respect, are about inclusion, are about diversity. That is what we stand for."
Nury Turkel, a Uighur American activist who has been heavily involved in lobbying the U.S. government on Uighur rights, told ESPN before the NBA said it had left Xinjiang that he believed the league had been indirectly legitimizing "crimes against humanity."
China academy abuse claims 'disturbing', says NBA
China academy abuse claims ‘disturbing’, says NBA
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Claims of physical abuse at NBA basketball academies in China are “disturbing”, a senior official said, while adding that none of the coaches provided by the league were accused of wrongdoing.
Deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said the NBA was reassessing its programme in China and that the league’s role was limited to providing just three coaches at each Chinese-run academy.
An ESPN report…
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Child abuse, lack of schooling at NBA's China academies: report
Child abuse, lack of schooling at NBA’s China academies: report
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Young players have been physically abused and left without schooling at NBA basketball academies in China, which were described as “sweat camp(s) for athletes”, an ESPN report said.
Multiple coaches have complained about physical punishment at the academies including a facility in Xinjiang, the region where China is accused of holding more than a million members of ethnic minorities in…
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Child abuse, lack of schooling at NBA’s China academies: Report | NBA News – Times of India Photo By: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images LOS ANGELES: Young players have been physically abused and left without schooling at NBA basketball academies in China, which were described as "sweat camp(s) for athletes", an ESPN report said.