The respective city champions of the NBA 3 on 3 Tournament will be awarded NBA merchandise and player autographs, with the overall champion winning a trip to NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans in 2014. Participants in all of the contests will also have the opportunity to win prizes provided by Head & Shoulders, PEAK, Gatorade and Harbin Beer.

“NBA China is proud to work with our partners on hosting NBA Nation for the second consecutive year,” said NBA China CEO David Shoemaker. “We aim to create memorable experiences for NBA fans in China and we hope fans will enjoy the best of the NBA through this year's NBA Nation.”

NBA Nation will provide fans with event information and on-site interaction through a variety of social media platforms, including NBA Sina Weibo, NBA Tencent micro blog, NBA Qzone and NBA Weixin.

NBA Nation's tour dates are:

May 31–June 2

Guangzhou

June 10-11

Changsha

June 15-16

Xi'an

June 22-23

Chengdu

June 28-30

Wuhan

July 5-7

Shanghai

July 12-14

Hangzhou

July 19-21

Nanjing

July 26-28

Jinan

August 3-4

Qingdao

August 10-11

Tianjin

August 17-18

Beijing