<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Washington Post - Regular season NBA games could take place in China as early as next year, league commissioner David Stern said on Sunday. The last time the NBA came to China was in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets , led by local hero Yao Ming, played pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai and Beijing. "We didn't have the China game in the following year in 2005 because we were having a collective bargain then," Stern told state news agency Xinhua in Guangzhou. "We don't have it this year because of the preparation of the world championship. "But we are planning to play some games next year here. It could be pre-season, or even regular season."</div> Source
If it's regular season, it probably would only work if it was a Rockets home game. No other team would have home court advantage in China.
I could see it most likely happening during pre-season like last year, so it wouldn't affect any of the team's regular seasons or conditioning since it's at a different timezone.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ming637:</div><div class="quote_post">I could see it most likely happening during pre-season like last year, so it wouldn't affect any of the team's regular seasons or conditioning since it's at a different timezone.</div>the article says regular season
Its pretty cool. If the Rockets go to the finals (which they won't). They should go to China. It would be a super home-court advantage.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Heat4Life:</div><div class="quote_post">the article says regular season </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"But we are planning to play some games next year here. It could be pre-season, or even regular season."</div>
