A broadcast of a National Basketball Association (NBA) preseason game in Shangha...
- A broadcast of a National Basketball Association preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday avoided mention of Hong Kong in an event preceded by intense backlash from the Chinese government and fans over a team executive’s tweet in support of Hong Kong pro-Democracy protesters.
Sportscasters Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw stuck to game chatter and stayed away from political talk. But NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s statement defending free speech was displayed on a rolling ticker at the bottom of the screen throughout the game’s broadcast on NBA TV. The game itself showed no signs of angry protest, with fans cheering enthusiastically in the last few minutes with the game tied before the Nets pulled ahead.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Nets owner Joe Tsai, the co-founder of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, attempted to play mediator. But his post invited more controversy in America after labeling protesters in Hong Kong as “separatists.”
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