The Chinese Basketball Association said Sunday on its official Twitter-like Weibo account that Daryl Morey had made "improper remarks regarding Hong Kong'' to which it expressed its "strong opposition.''

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau guest coached a kids' basketball game in China today against a team guided by towering ex-NBA star Yao Ming.

Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson and Yao Ming are among the first-time candidates on the ballot for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.