Ihave always believed basketball greatness travels farther than courts. And nowhere is this more evident than in China. In the 2000s, Kobe Bryant carried this fire that transformed into faith. His grit echoed through packed arenas and in homes where his jersey was worn like a second skin…

But, in 2020, when tragedy struck, the grief felt like family mourning family. By the 2020s, Stephen Curry arrived with a different spark, his charm painting joy across skylines and summoning drones to dance above Chongqing.

What the two hoops legends’ legacies reveal next stretches beyond admiration. So, while these reactions and sentiments from the Chinese crowd seem natural, the implications are far from normal.

Do you remember 2002, when Yao Ming towered over the league as the first overall pick, a

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