“Now, going on four years later, a semiprofessional sports program is flourishing and spreading hope, in a region better known for its reincarnated lamas than its athletes.” The Atlantic: Tibet Is Going Crazy for Hoops. The on court trashtalk must be pretty entertaining: “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Actually, there’s a fourth thing: That airball you just shot.”

+ WBUR: My Dad’s Friendship With Charles Barkley.