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Wed September 30 Game 1: Lakers 116, Heat 98
Friday, Oct. 2 Game 2: Lakers 124, Heat 114
Game 3 on Sunday in October: Heat 115, Lakers 10
Mar October 6 Game 4: Lakers 102, Heat 96
Friday nine October Game 5: Heat 111, Lakers 108
Game 6 on Sunday in October: Lakers 106, Heat 93
“During the recent celebrations of China National Day and the Middle Autumn Festival, the NBA extended its wishes to enthusiasts in China,” CCTV said in a statement. “We also note that the league has consistently shown goodwill [towards China], that is, making positive contributions to the Chinese people’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “
CCTV temporarily cut its NBA appointments after Morey’s tweet, although the post was temporarily deleted. Given the moment, it seems that the suspension of NBA policy through this network designed to last a year; CCTV announced on October 8, 2019 that it would begin an immediate investigation into its relationship with the NBA, because the network was “very dissatisfied” with the league’s resolve not to sanction Morey.
The NBA did not comment on CCTV’s decision.
NBA games were made for Chinese enthusiasts on the Tencent broadcast service, another league broadcasting spouse. And league dating with China can be classified as cold ever since.
NBA legend and President of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao Ming, came to the US. But it’s not the first time To attend the memorial service of Commissioner Emeritus David Stern in January, a movement seen by some as one that shows hope that the league and China will make things better.
But the after-tweet consequences of last year were swift and massive. Sponsors, following CCTV’s example, withdrew their help from the NBA China Games between the Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets; Pre-season matches were played, no press meetings were held and the maximum number of occasions around matches in the crazy country of basketball were also cancelled.
This year’s All-Star weekend, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said it was imaginable for the league to lose up to $400 million in winnings this year due to strained relations with the Chinese.
And that estimate preceded the costly closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, a monetary coup that has forced the league to cancel about 15% of the remaining games of the normal season. The league ended up saving the season by entering a bubble at Walt Disney World, but a big expense for games that were made without the presence of enthusiasts, i. e. without tickets, concessions or souvenir gains.