- China’s CCTV continues NBA blackout as season reopens
- Rift dates back to Rockets executive’s pro-democracy tweet
- Lakers, Jazz prevail as NBA reopens amid player protests
China’s state broadcaster CCTV maintained its blackout of NBA games as the American basketball league resumed on Friday, extending a freedom-of-speech stand-off that stretches back more than nine months.
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