Rockets-Thunder season opener postponed due to COVID-19
The Rockets did not have enough eligible players to compete after positive test results and contact tracing.
The Rockets did not have enough eligible players to compete after positive test results and contact tracing.
The 2020-2021 NBA season got underway Tuesday night, this time without the successful "bubble" that allowed it to complete last season. Wednesday's game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed after multiple Houston players tested positive. CBS Sports NBA columnist and analyst Bill Reiter joins CBSN to discuss.
The news comes just two weeks before the NBA season is scheduled to resume at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
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The Houston Rockets GM set off a firestorm between the NBA and China when he tweeted his support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says China asked the league to fire Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, following Morey's tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The situation has escalated after comments from high-profile players and coaches, including LeBron James. New York Times reporter Sopan Deb joined CBSN to discuss the latest on the NBA's rift with China.
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The NBA announced it was canceling all media availability between players and the press, for the remainder of the Brooklyn Nets' and Los Angeles Lakers' stay in China. The decision comes a week after Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey posted a tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Bill Reiter, host of Reiter's Block on CBS Sports HQ, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
"I watch this guy Steve Kerr. And he was like a little boy, he was so scared to be even answering the question," Trump said
The Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers are facing off in China against a backdrop of controversy. Chinese businesses have threatened to cut ties with the league after a Houston Rockets executive tweeted support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from the game in Shanghai.
The fallout between the NBA and China has intensified after Chinese organizers canceled a fan event in Shanghai just one day before an exhibition game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. The decision to cancel the meet and greet between players and fans came after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver defended a controversial tweet posted by the Houston Rockets' general manager which expressed support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters. New York Times NBA Reporter Sopan Deb joined CBSN with the latest.
Commissioner Adam Silver backs Houston Rockets general manager's right to free speech, but admits the damage caused by a single tweet about Hong Kong "will take some time to heal"
Stress is arising from a series of issues, including a pro-Hong Kong tweet from Houston Rockets' Daryl Morey
The NBA faces major backlash after a team executive waded into an international controversy. Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey apologized after posting this image in support of protesters in Hong Kong. The protesters have been fighting for weeks against interference from China's central government. In response to Morey's tweet, multiple Chinese businesses immediately suspended relations with the team.
Daryl Morey's backing of protesters sparked outrage from China, criticism from Chinese companies, NBA and some players and support from many U.S. politicians form both sides of the aisle
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Houston Rockets must wait to see if Chris Paul's injured leg is strong enough to help them take one last step to the NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. CBS Sports' Bill Reiter joins CBSN to discuss the road to the finals and what a Cleveland Cavaliers' loss could mean for LeBron James.
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The NBA Conference Finals are set and four teams will compete to play in the finals. The Houston Rockets will take on the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Boston Celtics. CBS Sports HQ's Bill Reiter, host of "Reiter's Block," joins CBSN to discuss the matchups.
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President Biden blamed the countries' economic performance on xenophobia.
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Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant.
U.S. Central Command initially said an airstrike in May 2023 had killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Syria, but an investigation has concluded it actually killed an innocent civilian.
Actress Halle Berry joined with a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education.
President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
Actress Halle Berry joined with a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education.
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty disclosed that a cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries earlier this year might affect up to a third of all Americans.
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejects international pressure to call off an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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Mexico City's chief prosecutor disputed a volunteer group's claims that human remains and other evidence had been found at the site.
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MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial urged the judge to hold the former president in contempt of court for more gag order violations days after he was penalized for nine posts on social media and his campaign website. The judge did not immediately rule on the additional four alleged violations. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
President Biden on Thursday delivered remarks from the White House about the protests over the war in Gaza that have gripped college campuses across the country. "There's the right to protest," Biden said, "but not the right to cause chaos." Biden also said there was no place in America for antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism or hate speech. Nate Burleson anchored CBS News' special report.
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Just days after former President Donald Trump was ordered to pay $9,000 for violating a gag order in his "hush money" case, prosecutors urged the judge to penalize him again for additional violations. They argue he violated the order four other times in recent weeks. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
Former President Donald Trump was in Wisconsin and Michigan Wednesday where he hyped up his part in overturning Roe v. Wade and defended his policy of letting states make their own abortion laws. On the Democratic side, President Biden is heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet with the families of the law enforcement officers killed in a shootout this week. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the campaigns.