NBA China announced the first NBA Playzone, a basketball-themed family entertainment center, will open in Shanghai this summer. Centrally located in the Hubin Dao Shopping Mall at Xin Tian Di, NBA Playzone will feature a variety of basketball-inspired play areas and activities. NBA Playzone will consist of 10 elements:
- Mascot Training Ground
- Rookie Challenge
- The Arena
- Dunk Zone
- Halftime Live
- In the Paint
- Measure-Ups
- Party Rooms
- Snack Bar
- NBA Playzone Store
NBA Playzone is part of the NBA's continued commitment to enhance the fan experience in China (
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Melbourne Racing Club members are "outraged after it was revealed their club paid tens of thousands of dollars for flights and accommodation for board members and employees to fly into Japan this weekend."
Chair Mike Symons, committee member Matthew Cain, club CEO Brodie Arnhold and club employee Josh Rodder "all flew to Japan to be part of the race meeting at Kyoto, with the MRC footing the bill." MRC members have become "upset with the cost of the trip" considering other clubs have been "so frugal."
One member said, "Why is it that these people are able to jet around the world on club members' money? It doesn't happen in private enterprise and we've probably seen 300 membership subscriptions squandered by a weekend away" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 5/22).
