Kobe Bryant, who has won five NBA championships, will be part of Sina's pregame and postgame livestream of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in China. The LA Lakers superstar will provide analysis before and after Tuesday night's game, joining host Huang Shuo via a remote feed from Los Angeles.

Bryant remains one of the most popular players in Asia and played for the US Olympic team in the Beijing Games in 2008. He first traveled to China for a clinic in 1998 and has returned nearly every year since.

He has almost 3.5 million followers on the Weibo social media site, and on Monday posted he would be talking about the game.

Game 3 will air on CCTV-5 and BTV-6 starting at 9 am.