Chinese state broadcaster airs first NBA game two years after blacklisting league

Published March 31, 2022 1:51pm ET



A Chinese state broadcaster streamed the first NBA game in China in two years.

The Chinese-funded CCTV aired the Los Angeles Clippers playing the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, the first game aired since the NBA was blacklisted by the Chinese broadcast group over pro-Hong Kong tweets from former Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.

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