Hoopers still want answers over Asian Games snub
The Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China, said on Wednesday that the organiser of the Asian Games has not responded to the territory's top sports committee on why the SAR’s team cannot play in a preliminary round of the tournament. But Norman Chan, who chairs the association, said he believes that the chances of the team’s participation in the games are slim. “The Secretary General of the Chinese Basketball Association told us about this situation, so the credibility should be quite high,” he said. Under the old format, the twelve top-ranked teams in Asia would play in the tournament, with the rest of the teams playing for the remaining four spots in a preliminary round. Instead, Chan said the organiser has kicked out the lower-ranked Hong Kong team and that only the top 16 teams will play in the tournament. Chan said the organiser, the Olympic Council for Asia, has to explain why they made such a move. "We always follow the rules of the competition when doing things," he added.