The NBA will play two preseason games in China, five years after an effective ban was placed on them by communist leaders of that oppressed state. Chinese government officials yanked the games after Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters.
The NBA has announced that it is partnering with yet another oppressive regime as it continues its development deal with Abu Dhabi.
NBA Commissioner Nate Silver has announced his intention to meet with Ja Morant to discuss his return to the league.
NBA player James Harden is enjoying lavish coverage from Chinese state media and selling out on his name-brand wine collection after disparaging the president of the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey during an event in Beijing this week.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, sidelined from the league after wearing shoes reading “Free Tibet” to a basketball game in 2021, told Congress on Tuesday that his manager estimates he has lost $50 million in player salaries and potential endorsements since condemning China.
Wednesday on Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the recently appointed House Select Committee on China, said he expected to see both Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver appearing before his committee to testify on their businesses’ relationships with China.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) announced his plans to summon Disney CEO Bob Iger and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to appear before the Select Committee on China.
Three referees have sued the NBA for requiring the vaccine as a condition of employment and refusing their religious exemption requests.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he has “no doubt” and says he feels sure Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic.
Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that comes only eight days after he was suspended by the NBA over workplace misconduct including racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.”
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced this week that his league lost “hundreds of millions” after Chinese TV outlets imposed a television blackout on all NBA games following Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in 2019.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday that the league is working with “hostage negotiators” and “every level of government” for the release of WNBA center and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner. The WNBA star has sat for nearly four months in a Russian prison after being charged with drug trafficking.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver denied claims that his league has blackballed China critic and former Celtic Enes Kanter Freedom in a New York Times article published Thursday.
Senator Rick Scott (R, FL) is calling on NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to answer for his league’s silence over the “ongoing genocide” taking place in China.
President Joe Biden made a point of sharing that he had played basketball with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping – emphasizing the global popularity of the sport – during remarks on Monday celebrating NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has weighed in on Kyrie Irving’s refusal to take the coronavirus vaccine, and the commissioner’s message to the superstar is simple: “Get vaccinated.”
In a shocking interview, Nike’s Jordan brand chairman admitted to murdering a teenager decades ago and described receiving support and praise from the company and others in the aftermath of the gruesome revelation, with Nike stating that it is “proud” of Miller “and the hope and inspiration his story can offer.”
A source inside the NBA told ESPN that the league would not require players to receive the coronavirus vaccine for the coming season.
Barack Obama has announced that he is joining the National Basketball Association to promote “social responsibility” in Africa.
Former NBA Player Royce White spoke out to raise awareness about the millions of Uyghurs suffering oppression in Chinese concentration camps.
A U.S. Congressional Committee on China issued a letter Tuesday urging NBA players to end their endorsements of sportswear companies that use materials manufactured in Chinese slave labor camps.
In a recent interview, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver defended his deals with the communist Chinese government.
China’s state-run Global Times on Sunday touted the participation of the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) at China’s first International Consumer Products Expo, scheduled for May 7-10 in the city of Haikou. The Global Times suggested the event will give the NBA an opportunity to repair its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey expressed support for the Hong Kong democracy movement in 2019.
The NBA is relaxing some of its health and safety protocols for individuals who are fully vaccinated, changes including fewer mandated coronavirus tests, no quarantine requirements following contact tracing issues and even the ability to visit restaurants again.
Lakers star LeBron James said he will keep his decision about whether to get the coronavirus vaccine, “a private thing.”
Senator Marsha Blackburn sent a letter asking the NBA what its deal with the oppressive Chinese government means for players and the U.S.
The National Basketball League has yet to comment after a Chinese court ruled that homosexuality is a “psychological disorder.”
Mark Cuban’s plans to nix the national anthem were derailed on Wednesday after the league mandated the anthem be played by “all teams.”
The NBA’s fight to prevent the spread of the coronavirus amongst their players and staff has just escalated.
The National Basketball Association is finding out that high-visibility social justice messaging, does not equal high ratings.
Former Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey now claims that he stands behind the pro-democracy tweet that brought such turmoil to the NBA.
The NBA found a way to get through last season amid a pandemic. Adam Silver sees no reason why the same cannot ring true again this season.
A survey finds that the NBA is now seen more like a political organization, with most saying they no longer think of the league as a sport.
Rockets GM Daryl Morey has resigned only a year after earning the ire of the NBA for supporting the democracy movement in Hong Kong.
Legendary sports broadcaster Bob Costas recently cited the NBA’s decision to “thrust” social justice messaging “into everyone’s face,” for getting in the way of the business of earning viewers and fans.
It was easy to tell from the initial game-by-game viewership numbers for the 2020 NBA Finals, that the league was headed for historic ratings futility. Though, it’s still incredible that it ever go this bad.
The NBA was hoping for a Finals to remember, as league executives foresaw a supposedly sports-starved population turning to the Association for desperately needed entertainment relief.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he thinks all the social justice messaging and paeans to Black Lives Matter will come to an end next season.
In a recent interview, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver tried to blame the NBA’s kowtowing to China on the federal government and its rules governing how American companies operate in foreign countries.
