East Asia Super League Held a Meeting With the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)

On February 14, East Asia Super League(EASL) held a meeting with the representatives of the Chinese BasketballAssociation (CBA) and extended an official invitation to CBA teams toparticipate in the 2023-24 season of the pan-regional competition. 

"EASL and the Chinese Basketball Associationhave always had a deep relationship. We have always hoped that CBA teams couldbring exciting on-court actions on the global stage of EASL.” said EASL CEOMatt Beyer. "The CBA is a very mature professional league and the bestleague in China, the development of EASL would be incomplete if we didn’t have theCBA in our ecosystem."

The cordial discussion on such a special day also symbolizes a sweetbeginning for the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. The CBA haveresponded positively to the invitation from EASL, and both sides believe thathaving Chinese players and teams to participate in pan-regional events in Asiawill be beneficial for all parties involved.

As the leading pan-regional professionalbasketball league in Asia, the vision and mission of East Super League is to bethe top three professional league in the world in terms of fan size andcommercial revenue, and to help elevate the level of basketball in Asia. In the2024-25 season, EASL will expand the competition to 16 teams in total.