The day before scheduled tipoff of an NBA game in China, the crisis over Hong Kong tweet appears no closer to resolution
A player meet and greet was canceled, and a press event was postponed, a spokeswoman for the league said late Wednesday.
The teams did practice and some players participated in a Special Olympics-related NBA Cares event, though one planned for Tuesday didn’t go ahead.The way American businesses kowtow outrage in China is changing. Heard on the Street reporter Aaron Back, explains what’s at stake for organizations like the NBA. Photo: Reuters/Tingshu Wang
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