Question

During a 2011 exhibition game, the Georgetown Hoyas had a bench-clearing brawl with a basketball team from this country. An active NBA player nicknamed “Slow Mo” officially plays (-5[1])for this country’s (-5[1])national team. (15[1])LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA players (15[1]-5[1])were suspended (15[1])in 2018 (-5[1])for shoplifting (0[1])in this country, which hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Kyle (*) Anderson plays for this country, and in 2002, Charles Barkley kissed a donkey after losing a bet concerning a first overall pick from this country. (-5[1])That player from this country was a 7’6” center and star teammate of Tracy McGrady on the 2000s Rockets. The Flying Leopards and Southern Tigers play in a professional league in, for 10 points, what home country of Yao Ming? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China]
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