SHANGHAI, China – Apparently the NBA is going to go 0-for-China in terms of media availability on this trip that has gone from highly anticipated to highly controversial.
Both the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers’ scheduled availability has been called off surrounding Saturday’s game in Shenzen.
In the wake of NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s statements supporting Houston GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech, the communist Chinese government already had shut down every press conference before and after the Nets’ 114-111 win Thursday in Shanghai.
The situation won’t be any better in Shenzen.