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VIDEO October 8, 2019

Former NBA player Brock Gillespie makes case to keep politics out of sports

Former NBA player and owner of a large basketball business in China Brock Gillespie weighs in on the backlash over the Houston Rockets GM showing his support for Hong Kong.

NBA October 8, 2019

NBA Draft bust resurfaces with new look in Serbian basketball league

Darko Milicic is considered to be one of the biggest NBA Draft busts in the league’s history after the Detroit Pistons selected him with the No. 2 pick in 2003 after LeBron James and before Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.

Toronto Raptors October 8, 2019

Agent: Raptors, Lowry agree on $31 million extension

Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a $31 million, one-year extension that could keep him with the NBA champions through the 2020-21 season.

China October 8, 2019

Chinese government cancels Nets event, won't broadcast NBA preseason games after tweet fallout: report

The Chinese government canceled a Brooklyn Nets event on Tuesday in wake of recent controversy over Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet supporting protesters in the Hong Kong riots, according to reports.

VIDEO October 7, 2019

Ingraham: The communists' full-court press

NBA loves free speech except when money is involved.

VIDEO October 7, 2019

NBA under fire for apologizing to China over tweet

Chinese sponsors paused ad deals, broadcaster threatened not to air games; 'Hillbilly Elegy' author J.D. Vance reacts.

ENTERTAINMENT October 7, 2019

'South Park' creators offer tongue-in-cheek 'apology' to China after show gets banned: 'We cool now?'

The creators of "South Park" offered a tongue-in-cheek apology to China after its latest episode mocked the Communist government's control over Hollywood, causing a ban of the long-running animated series in the country.

NBA 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.

China October 7, 2019

Ted Cruz knocks NBA in tweet defending 'South Park' in China

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, continued to assail the NBA and China on Monday, tweeting his support of "South Park," which was banned from China after a recent episode critical of the Communist government, and at the same time criticizing the league for its perceived capitulation to Beijing. 

VIDEO October 7, 2019

NBA faces bipartisan backlash over China apology

U.S. politicians call out NBA for 'kowtowing' to China; reaction on 'The Five.'