The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League, and the NBA 2K League. The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages. The NBA’s entity that conducts all of the league’s businesses in China was formed in January 2008. The NBA currently has relationships with a network of television and digital media outlets in China. The League hosts basketball events for fans, conducts community enrichment programs, and maintains marketing partnerships with a combination of world-class China-based and international corporations. In 2004, the NBA became the first American professional sports league to play games in China.