Ties to Knicks' Lin prompt greater regard for sport on normally bookish Taiwan

February 22, 2012 | FINANCE

TAIPEI, Taiwan – In achievement-oriented Taiwan, where studying is a pastime sport among young people, the outdoor complex of basketball courts near National Taiwan University is normally a pretty lonely place, more used to hosting raindrops and discarded food wrappers than pivoting feet and jump shots.
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