For the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s a trip they’d rather forget. They lost two games, were in the middle of a geopolitical storm, and may be missing forward Anthony Davis for an extended p…
Neither team had a pre-game or post-game media session, as the league hoped to sneak out of China without further inflaming the government’s raw nerves. Already, a CNN correspondent asking a question in China at an NBA media session was shut down, although a league official later apologized for that action by an overzealous Houston Rockets PR person.
The NBA now must navigate the uneven path between China’s sensitivities and US sentiments. China provides a billion-dollar market, estimated at 10 percent of the league’s revenue for media rights, apparel and other items. Meanwhile, US lawmakers and others have criticized the league for its less-than full-throat defense of free speech and human rights.
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