First stage of 2021-22 CBA regular season to be held in Zhuji

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 2021-22 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) regular season will kick off on Saturday in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province when defending champions Guangdong Southern Tigers face the Shenzhen Aviators, the CBA announced said on Tuesday.

Entering the 27th season since its inauguration in 1995, China's top-tier men's basketball league will expand to 20 teams with newcomers the