Stephen Curry has promised to bring some oriental flare to the basketball court after picking up some tai chi moves during the Hangzhou leg of his recent China tour.

"It works on my balance and focus," the Golden State Warriors ace enthused about the traditional Chinese martial art. "The trainer makes it look so easy but it's pretty hard even though we were moving very slow.

"Definitely I have to bring that back to my pre-game routine, so I got some more ammo to work with," added the reigning NBA champion, who was tutored by Chinese practitioner Qiao Di on Tuesday.