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2020 NBA Finals Game 5 to Air in China After Long Hiatus

After a year-long suspension following controversial comments, the NBA is returning to China and Chinese television. Shams Charania of The Athletic tweeted this morning that Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat will be shown on China’s state-run CCTV.

After a one-year suspension that began last October, China’s CCTV says it will resume showing the NBA with Game 5 of the Finals tonight.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 9, 2020

On October 4th last year, Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey tweeted out support for protests in Hong Kong, which were later supported by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.