NBA

U.S. 03/06/21, 13:03

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), is questioning the National Basketball Association's (NBA) controversial new reported deal with Chinese Communist Party-controlled Chinese state television (CCTV). Blackburn is the latest official to raise formal concerns about the league's relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a two-page letter sent to NBA Commissioner Adam ...

U.S. 12/16/20, 16:46

Despite the strong evidence of slave labor under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Xinjiang and other parts of China, the NBA prefers to remain silent and not speak out on the issue, despite its close ties to the CCP, both because of the promising Chinese audience and because of ...

U.S. 09/04/20, 19:41

A well-known African American pastor in Detroit, the Rev. Marlin Reid, is partnering with different churches to jointly condemn Nike, the NBA, and other multinational corporations for supporting the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement while benefiting economically from slave labor under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The accusation is based on ...

U.S. 07/30/20, 18:12

The NBA's youth training schools in China are reportedly a hotbed of students' physical abuse and mistreatment. Youth who enroll in NBA academies in China are physically beaten by their instructors and not provided with proper education; an ESPN report released Wednesday said. According to Fox News, the report said the academies, ...

Football 07/27/20, 17:09

The legendary coach of the National Football League (NFL), Mike Ditka, announced, "Leave the country," in reference to the athletes who kneel during the national anthem, joining the protests of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States. "I think there's one way to protest and there's another way ...

U.S. 07/25/20, 06:39

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday, July 24, mocked National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver after learning that the he has committed the maximum donation to the Joe Biden campaign. "Am shocked, just shocked to see the NBA commissioner supporting Biden. I guess the CCP approves?" Cruz tweeted in response ...

U.S. 07/24/20, 09:16

The renowned NBA, announced it will withdraw from a sports training center located in Xinjiang, a region where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding more than 1 million people in concentration camps, according to The Washington Free Beacon of July 22. The NBA continues doing business with companies linked to ...

U.S. 07/14/20, 18:02

The National Basketball Association's (NBA) online store prohibited people from ordering customizable T-shirts with the phrase 'FreeHongKong' printed on the back to support the former British colony's democracy movements. As reported by the Daily Wire, sports commentator Clay Travis posted a video on Twitter showing that when he tried to name ...

U.S. 07/07/20, 15:21

The star of West Wing and The Handmaid's Tale, Bradley Whitford, pointed to the NBA for its lack of action on the atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) The American actor yesterday published a controversial tweet that shook up social networks. In the post, he wrote: “Hey @NBA. Do ...

U.S. 05/14/20, 09:30

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to deny the NBA economic agreements in China, following statements by Daryl Morey in support of Hong Kong's claims to freedom. In an attempt to appease the regime, the NBA announced the appointment of a Chinese citizen as CEO of its company in China but ...

U.S. 01/29/20, 13:31

A petition to make Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash, the official NBA logo has become the first change.org petition to reach 1 million signatures by 2020. Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, and Usher have all backed the move, which had earned 2.6 million signatures, well ...

U.S. 01/26/20, 17:35

Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest legends in NBA basketball, was killed in a fiery helicopter crash on Sunday, Jan. 26,  in Calabasas, California. The superstar, 41, was traveling with eight others, who also died. According to reports from TMZ Sports, Bryants 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore was on the flight ...

World 10/18/19, 08:34

The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued. A day after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Morey fired, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry ...

Asia & Pacific 10/15/19, 13:39

When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James' face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his name and gathered in a semicircle to watch one burn. James' standing among basketball fans in Hong Kong took a ...

U.S. 10/09/19, 19:10

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials continued in ways that clearly suggested the two planned games in Shanghai and ...

U.S. 10/09/19, 17:07

A single tweet from an NBA team manager that showed support for pro-democracy Hong Kongers has tripped the wire for China authorities. They are feeling the pressure from the outside world in many areas, be it human rights, trade practices, fake foods—you name it, and the spotlight is on them. With ...

Sports 06/17/19, 19:53

Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat on stage. Three people were arrested and two guns were ...

U.S. 06/14/19, 01:23

Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada's first NBA championship. "We the North!" is now "We the Champs!" Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured the country's first major title in 26 years with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals debut, outlasting the battered ...

Sports 05/30/19, 13:26

The Latest from the NBA Finals and Thursday's Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors (all times local):2:25 p.m.Golden State star Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 of the NBA Finals with his strained calf muscle, and Game 2 might not be in his plans either.Warriors coach ...

Sports 05/30/19, 11:41

Golden State coach Steve Kerr says center DeMarcus Cousins is available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.Kerr made the announcement at the team's shootaround practice Thursday. Cousins has not been on the Warriors' active roster since injuring his right quadriceps muscle early in Game 2 of ...