NBA walks a fine line on China as commissioner eyes return

Sports leagues juggle free speech with need to stay in Beijing's good graces

JOHN DUERDEN, Contributing writer

LONDON -- The commissioner of the National Basketball Association believes it is time for the hugely popular American professional sports league to cut its losses and bring basketball back to China. But the NBA, as other sports bodies have found, will have to walk a fine line between allowing free speech and the need to stay in Beijing's good graces.

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