Williams tells local hoopers to ‘get in shape’ for NBA 3XStaff writer, with CNAFormer NBA point guard Jason Williams yesterday encouraged basketball players in Taiwan to work on building their stamina so they can give their best in an upcoming three-on-three tournament. Williams in a videoconference from Florida said that three-on-three games are more physically demanding than five-on-five because of the running involved. Former NBA player Jason Williams yesterday takes part in a videoconference to promote the Cathay NBA 3X 2020 tournament. “For the young hoopers over in Taiwan who are going to do the three-on-three, you’d better get in shape and get ready to play,” he said ahead of the Cathay NBA 3X 2020 tournament that starts on Saturday. The Cathay NBA 3X 2020, hosted by NBA Taiwan and sponsored by Cathay Financial Holdings, is to begin with preliminaries in Taichung at the weekend, before moving on to Taoyuan on July 18 and 19, Taipei on July 25 and 26, and Kaohsiung on Aug. 2.

Source: Taipei Times June 29, 2020 15:56 UTC