Luis Scola is keen to play in China

22/07/2011
NBA star Luis Scola has told media in his home country, Argentina, that if the new NBA season is shortened or fails to get under way because of a threatened lockout, he will go to play in China rather than in Europe.

Sponsorship by Chinese sports brand Anta has allowed Luis Scola to visit the country and he says he likes what he has seen.

“It’s a more open market, it’s got a lot of potential and I find the country attractive,” he told Olé. “I can’t afford a year of inactivity. Basketball is my living, so I have to play somewhere.”

He said the Shanghai Sharks would be his preferred team.