A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP
A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP
China /  Diplomacy

NBA stars pressed to end China sportswear endorsements over Xinjiang

  • US congressional commission says basketball players face ‘reputational risks’ of being associated with forced labour
  • More than a dozen players are believed to have deals with Li-Ning and other Chinese brands

Topic |   US-China relations
Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney in Washington

Updated: 11:32pm, 2 Jun, 2021

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A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP
A Miami Heat player wearing Li-Ning shoes during an NBA playoff game this year. Photo: AFP
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