NBA working to fix relationship with China
China has stopped broadcasts of NBA preseason games over a Hong Kong tweet promoting democracy and protests in Hong Kong. CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.
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NBA works to mend relationship with China
The National Basketball Association is working to mend its relationship with China after the Rockets' general manager posted a tweet supporting the Hong Kong protests. China has since suspended all NBA preseason games from being broadcast in the communist nation. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss how the NBA is addressing the issue and its greater implications.
NBA-China standoff intensifies over tweet
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.
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NBA tries to control China controversy
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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Hong Kong voters rebuke Beijing in election
Voters in Hong Kong turned out in droves Sunday to deliver a victory for the pro-democracy movement. The district elections are widely seen as a rebuke of Beijing's policies after months of protests and violence in the streets. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins CBSN from Hong Kong with the latest.
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