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NBA’s Enes Kanter Calls for a Free Tibet, Sparks Chinese Backlash
The sports league is in hot water in China again after the Boston Celtics center called China’s leader a brutal dictator
HONG KONG—The National Basketball Association is facing a new eruption of anger in China over a tweet.
Two years after the NBA saw one of its teams wiped off China’s official broadcast channels after its general manager voiced support for Hong Kong protesters, the U.S. basketball league is now facing nationalist umbrage in China over a player’s comments on Tibet. It is likely to serve as a preview of the sporting world’s impending collision with China over human rights in the run-up to Beijing’s Winter Olympics in February.
NBA’s Enes Kanter Calls for a Free Tibet, Sparks Chinese Backlash
The sports league is in hot water in China again after the Boston Celtics center called China’s leader a brutal dictator.
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