NBA Game Plan to Sidestep Controversy in China: Shut Up and Play
- Lakers and Nets gear up for second China clash in Shenzhen
- NBA says it won’t make the teams available to the media
LeBron James of the Lakers posts up against Joe Harris of the Nets during a preseason game in Shanghai on Oct. 10.
Photographer: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
The NBA is playing it safe in China.
The U.S. pro basketball league said it is blocking media access to teams playing exhibition games in the country as it looks to contain the crisis that erupted in its most important offshore market after a team executive tweeted support for Hong Kong’s protesters.