Chinese state television did not air the NBA's opening night games Tuesday and the league's streaming partner, Tencent, reduced its schedule and was to show the Los Angeles Lakers-LA Clippers game.
CCTV has customarily shown the league's opening night games but has pulled all NBA broadcasts in the wake of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet on Oct. 4 supporting anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Tencent has reduced its schedule but did stream some preseason games.
Tencent is a media partner of ESPN and the NBA. The NBA declined comment.