China halts NBA broadcasts amid growing spat over Hong Kong

CCTV suspends screening of preseason games, reviews partnership

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Statues of NBA players Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, left, and Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers hold Chinese flags in the entrance of an NBA merchandise store in Beijing on Tuesday. CCTV said the same day it won't air preseason games set to be played in the country.  © AP

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Chinese state television on Tuesday suspended the broadcast of National Basketball Association games in protest against remark by Adam Silver, the league's commissioner, that Beijing deemed unacceptable.

Silver, in an interview with Japan's Kyodo News, backed Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's recent comments that expressed his support for Hong Kong's anti-government protests.

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