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October 9, 2019

Second NBA Cares event canceled in China during Lakers-Nets preseason visit: report

An NBA Cares event scheduled for Wednesday in Shanghai that was supposed to feature players from the Los Angeles Lakers has been canceled, according to a report.

October 8, 2019

NBA-China controversy exposed how dependent American basketball is on Beijing, FS1's Jason Whitlock says

The controversy unleashed after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressed public support for the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests revealed the NBA's strong dependence on China, according to Jason Whitlock.

October 8, 2019

Outspoken basketball coach Steve Kerr blasted after declining to comment on NBA-China controversy

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has come in for some intense criticism online after he declined to comment on the ongoing controversy between the NBA and China.

October 8, 2019

NBA's Hong Kong, China balancing act includes silence from typically outspoken basketball crowd

In the era of "woke" athletes, the NBA has staked its claim as the most vocal and progressive among the major American sports -- yet many of those same outspoken athletes and coaches praised by the media for their strong, unequivocal pronouncements on everything from gun control to civil rights to President Trump are suddenly silent when it comes to China.

October 8, 2019

Adam Silver addresses NBA's China, Hong Kong controversy and says league won't regulate free speech

Amid growing backlash against NBA owners for siding with deep-pocketed Beijing powerbrokers over one of their own employees -- who was rebuked for a pro-Hong Kong protest tweet -- the league's commissioner released a statement Tuesday morning seeking to clarify the NBA's relationship with the controversial communist country.

October 7, 2019

NBA's controversy with China is all about money, shouldn't be surprising to anyone, Jesse Watters says

The controversy over the National Basketball Association and China intensified Monday in part because of the financial factor involved, according to Jesse Watters.

October 7, 2019

Senator calls on NBA to cancel games in China amid growing controversy

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has called on the NBA to cancel its high-profile preseason games in China amid growing controversy over a team official’s pro-Hong Kong statement.

October 7, 2019

Chinese Basketball Association cancels Houston Rockets G-League team's game amid row: report

The Chinese Basketball Association reportedly canceled a planned exhibition game between two of the NBA’s G-League teams in response to the Houston Rockets’ social media row.

October 7, 2019

Houston Rockets' James Harden apologizes to China amid row over tweet: 'We love China'

Houston Rockets star James Harden offered an apology to China on Monday, days after the team’s general manager Daryl Morey tweeted support of Hong Kong protesters.

October 6, 2019

Chinese suspend work with Houston Rockets after GM's Hong Kong tweet

China's basketball association says it will suspend cooperation with the Houston Rockets following a tweet over the weekend by the General Manager of the Rockets, Daryl Morey in support of the protesters in Hong Kong.