Basketball superstar LeBron James has added fuel to the fire of the controversy engulfing the NBA over its self-censorship in line with China’s political interests — just as China appeared poised t…
appeared poised to quietly move toward defusing the issue with a resumption of online streaming for most games after a ban last week.
“So many people could have been harmed — not only financially, but physically, emotionally, spiritually. So just be careful what we tweet, what we say, and what we do, even though yes, we do have freedom of speech,” James said before hitting the court for a pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors.
“Let me clear up the confusion. I do not believe there was any consideration for the consequences and ramifications of the tweet. I’m not discussing the substance. Others can talk about that,” James said. He added that the timing of Morey’s tweet gave him and his teammates “a difficult week.” Though James’ jumping into the controversy has given the Morey incident new legs, Chinese tech giant Tencent on Monday streamed the two preseason games played last week in China and put out a schedule for upcoming matches outside the country. The NBA has a massive fan base in the Middle Kingdom.
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