HONG KONG – Sitting seemingly on top of the world in a Ritz-Carlton conference room 118 stories above the majestic Victoria Harbour, Anthony Davis signed his five-year contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans at 12:01 p.m. Thursday, 11:01 p.m. Wednesday in the Crescent City, nearly 8,500 miles away.
Davis was in this vibrant port city of 7.2 million people as part of a promotional tour for Nike called Rise. And it's only fitting that one of the league's fastest rising stars cemented his future with the Pelicans while in China, which has one of the fastest growing segments of the NBA's fan base.