The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.

2011 was a banner year for the CBA, as the NBA lockout this summer generated both jobless players and game-thirsty fans, who flocked to the CBA as an alternative.

Some of the best-known faces in the NBA, including J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin, Aaron Brooks and Wilson Chandler, joined the Chinese leagues and drew more attention to the sport here.

However, many CBA fans worry the current boom is just a flash in the pan, as the NBA season started again in Dec. after the league and its players reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

CBA是中國籃球協會的縮寫，也代指中國男子籃球職業聯賽。

中國籃球協會在2011年收獲頗豐。夏季NBA停擺，催生了大批無球可打的球員和無球可看的球迷，而CBA成了他們的第二選擇。

J.R.史密斯、肯揚?馬丁、阿隆?布魯克斯和威爾森?錢德勒這些大名鼎鼎的前NBA明星，現在竟然加入了中國籃球職業聯賽，也吸引了更多人對CBA比賽的關注。

但隨著美國國家籃球協會和球員的勞資談判達成初步協議，NBA已于12月份重新開戰。一些中國球迷擔心，這會讓CBA的興盛場面成為曇花一現。