The world’s best basketball players gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah over the weekend for the 2023 U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. The exhilarating weekend of basketball exhibition showcased 24 of the NBA’s star players.  

CGTN America caught up with former National Basketball Association and Chinese basketball player Carlos Boozer at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. Boozer has played for China's Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Chicago Bulls, the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers. See what he had to say about playing against legendary player Yao Ming and what he thinks about the future of Chinese basketball. 

The weekend concluded three days of festivities, but not before CGTN’s Dan Williams could sit down with NBA player Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics, and ask him about the game’s importance and growth, which is extending all the way to China. Take a look.

During the long weekend of celebrations, CGTN’s Dan Williams got to sit with former NBA Legend Channing Frye to talk about LeBron James, what the weekend represents for the players and what it mean to have Chinese players taking part in the game.

NBA All-Star Kenneth “Trey” Murphy III  sat down with CGTN’s Dan Williams to thank his fans in China and discuss the diversification and growth of the game of basketball.  See what the 2023 Jordan Rising Star had to say.

CGTN's Dan Williams sits with NBA player Jose Alvarado in this exclusive interview. He shares his thoughts on a nickname given to him by followers in China. Watch until the end for a message to his fans.

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