Sports丨Encouraging girls to see net gains

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On Friday afternoon, at a remote school over 70 kilometers from Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, an exciting girls' basketball game got underway. ▲ Girls compete in a basketball game in Horqin Right Wing Middle Banner in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday. The game and the construction of the basketball court were part of a new NBA charity initiative, Her Time to Play. Provided to China Daily Playing on a brand-new outdoor basketball court, the air was filled with a continuous, sharp squeak from the friction of the girls' sneakers gripping the colorful playing surface. What made the game particularly special, though, was the presence of retired NBA star Robert Horry, tossing the ball high into the air to start the game, while Chinese basketball legends Mengke Bateer and Zheng Haixia looked on from the sidelines, coaching the two teams. ▲ Retired NBA star Robert Horry tips off the inaugural basketball game on the school's newly- ………………………………