Rural basketball games attract former NBA star Stephon Marbury (1/5)

Stephon Marbury, former NBA star, plays basketball with local kids ahead of a match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

"Village Basketball Association" or "Village BA", is a grass root basketball tournament held in Guizhou and globally renowned with a large fan base.

Stephon Marbury, former NBA star, plays basketball with local kids ahead of a match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Stephon Marbury, former NBA star, plays basketball with local kids ahead of a match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Stephon Marbury, former NBA star, plays basketball with local kids ahead of a match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Stephon Marbury, former NBA star, watches a basketball match in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 24, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)