After days of having the Chinese government cut off media access to the NBA China Games —dropping national TV coverage of the Nets-Lakers game in Shanghai, cancelling NBA Cares programs and fan nights, etc, the league decided it would take the initiative in Shenzhen and eliminated media availabilities in the southern Chinese city.
The tip-off for the Nets-Lakers game in Shenzhen is set for 7:30 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. New York time.) NBA TV has the call.
“We have decided not to hold media availability for our teams for the remainder of our trip in China,” the NBA said in a statement.