Canadian basketball star Steve Nash (C) calls together Chinese fans and players for a photograph after playing a pickup game of basketball at the Dongdan courts in central Beijing on August 30, 2009. Nash, a two-time NBA most valuable player with the Phoenix Suns in Beijing for promotional and charity work, played a few 3-on-3 half-court games with local regulars and then crossed over to the soccer pitch to do likewise with the ball kickers. The background shows Beijing's landmark Tiananmen Gate in a poster celebrating the 60th anniversary of China's ruling communist party on October 1. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

Canadian basketball star Steve Nash (C) calls together Chinese fans and players for a photograph after playing a pickup game of basketball at the Dongdan courts in central Beijing on August 30, 2009. Nash, a two-time NBA most valuable player with the Phoenix Suns in Beijing for promotional and charity work, played a few 3-on-3 half-court games with local regulars and then crossed over to the soccer pitch to do likewise with the ball kickers. The background shows Beijing's landmark Tiananmen Gate in a poster celebrating the 60th anniversary of China's ruling communist party on October 1.

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  1. Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in Phoenix. Nash scored 18 points with 20 assists as the Suns won 123-101.
  2. Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash, right, gets a visit from Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi during Suns' NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Phoenix.
  3. NBA star Steve Nash (R) chases the ball while training with young prospect players for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver, British Columbia September 17, 2009. Nash will be playing a celebrity benefit game on Saturday.
  4. NBA star Steve Nash (R) chases the ball while training with young prospect players for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver, British Columbia September 17, 2009. Nash will be playing a celebrity benefit game on Saturday.
  5. NBA star Steve Nash (R) chases the ball while training with young prospect players for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver, British Columbia September 17, 2009. Nash will be playing a celebrity benefit game on Saturday.
  6. National Basketball Association star Steve Nash (C) does warm up exercises while training with young prospect players for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Vancouver, British Columbia September 17, 2009. Nash will be playing a celebrity benefit game on Saturday.
  7. Partizan Belgrade center Aleksandar Maric, left, and Phoenix Suns forward Louis Amundson, right, scramble to gain control of a loose ball in the fourth quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 111-80.
  8. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, passes around Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes, left, as Partizan forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, looks on during the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  9. Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley, top right, blocks the shot of Partizan Belgrade center Slavko Vranes (33) as Suns forward Eric Clark, bottom left, looks on in the first quarter of an NBA exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  10. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  11. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, is fouled by Partizan Belgrade forward Strahinja Milosevic, right, as Stoudemire drives to the basket past Partizan center Slavko Vranes, left, in the second quarter of an NBA exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  12. Phoenix Suns guard Goran Gragic, left, of Slovenia, drives to the basket around Partizan Belgrade forward Zarko Rakocevic, right, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Phoenix.
  13. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  14. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  15. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  16. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.

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