China’s shot at NBA draws political foul, says petesweeneypro:
China Central Television said on Oct. 8 it wouldn't air National Basketball Association exhibition games played in the country, after a tweet by a Houston Rockets executive backed protests in Hong Kong. He later apologised.
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, in a tweet on Oct. 8, criticised the NBA for choosing its"pocketbook over its principles", after the NBA statement issued a statement saying it regretted the tweet by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a separate statement that it was not up to the U.S. basketball league to regulate what players, employees and team owners said.
In July the NBA announced a five-year expansion of their existing partnership with Chinese online giant Tencent, the league's largest partner outside the United States.
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