How Did the NBA Piss Off an Entire Country?
- 5 years ago
The NBA is going through its biggest crisis in China since entering the country more than 30 years ago. But how did it start, and where does it go from here?
Despite its image as the “most woke sports league” in the United States, the NBA has largely avoided political topics in China to grow its fanbase there—until last week, when Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the Hong Kong protests and drew the ire of Chinese fans.
How did a sports league manage to piss off an entire country? And what are its prospects in China? We asked some fans about whether they’ll keep watching basketball.
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How China Got So Crazy About Basketball
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Narrator: Victor Peña
Editor and Mastering: Joel Roche
Music: Audio Network
Despite its image as the “most woke sports league” in the United States, the NBA has largely avoided political topics in China to grow its fanbase there—until last week, when Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the Hong Kong protests and drew the ire of Chinese fans.
How did a sports league manage to piss off an entire country? And what are its prospects in China? We asked some fans about whether they’ll keep watching basketball.
#NBA #basketball #China
We’ve got another video about NBA:
How China Got So Crazy About Basketball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHyA_Kz2rk0
**FOLLOW US ON IG, TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK:
http://instagram.com/goldthread2
http://twitter.com/goldthread2
http://facebook.com/goldthread2
Producer: Shirley Xu
Videographer: Shirley Xu
Narrator: Victor Peña
Editor and Mastering: Joel Roche
Music: Audio Network