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NBA and mission hills break ground on first-of-its-kind basketball school in China

By Chen Xiangfeng | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-11-18 10:18

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NBA and CBA basketball legend Stephon Marbury hosts a clinic for children at the opening of the NBA Exhibit at Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan, China, on Nov 16, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

China's first permanent NBA exhibit opens in Haikou

Haikou, China -- Two-time NBA All-Star and three-time CBA Champion Stephon Marbury joined VIPs from NBA China and Mission Hills Group in Hainan to witness a ground-breaking ceremony for China's first "NBA Basketball School" at Mission Hills Haikou.

Marbury was also at Mission Hills to officially open the NBA's first permanent exhibition in China, "The Exhibit and Store".

The NBA Exhibit and Store and NBA Basketball School are part of a multi-year partnership between Mission Hills Group and NBA China, announced in 2017 to create a NBA Destination on the tropical island of Hainan.

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