National Basketball League (China)
The National Basketball League (Chinese: 全国男子篮球联赛; pinyin: Quánguó Nánzǐ Lánqiú Liánsài) is a semi-professional basketball minor league in China, called Chinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2005. It is commonly known as the NBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese.
NBL is the second-tier league to the professional Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Read more about National Basketball League (China): Inaugural Season, 2009 NBL Ladder (championship Round), Current Clubs
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