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There is one major question that remains unresolved with the relationship between the NBA and China after the league returned to Chinese state television for the NBA Finals.
When will the Houston Rockets return?
The chances of that happening have taken a dramatic upturn with the departure of their general manager Daryl Morey.
It was Morey who tweeted his support for Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters last October to send the relationship between the NBA and China spinning off its axis.
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That led to CCTV pulling game broadcasts, sponsors pulling out and streaming giant Tencent following suit by refusing to screen games at the start of the season.
Tencent eased up – apart from games involving the Rockets, of course, who also remained absent from NBA news on the site – as eventually did CCTV, albeit a whole year after Morey’s tweet.