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Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving questions ESPN for labeling James Harden ‘disgruntled’

"Is he Disgruntled Adrian??"

By Brandon Contes OnAug 14, 2023 0
Mike Tirico at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Mike Tirico feared China planting a false COVID test on him for covering their human rights abuses at the Olympics

"Your journalistic ethics have to show up during a broadcast, while you’re calling a game, and certainly in situations where politics are part of sports."

By Brandon Contes OnJul 26, 2023 5
Support for Ukraine at the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea on Feb. 27, 2022.

China won’t show Premier League matches this weekend over planned displays of support for Ukraine

The Premier League plans this weekend include captains wearing armbands in Ukrainian colors and "Football Stands Together" banners on Ukrainian flag backgrounds on screens. China is now refusing to show those matches.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 4, 2022 0
A 2022 Beijing Olympics logo, via Olympic.org.

Beijing Olympics reporting concerns include burner phones, health apps’ security flaws, and limits on who reporters can talk to

"MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 21, 2022 0
Feb 15, 2020; Chicago, Illinois, USA; NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference during NBA All Star Saturday Night at United Center.

Adam Silver: NBA will lose “hundreds of millions of dollars” over Chinese media backlash

"I think that the magnitude of the loss will be in the hundreds of millions of dollars...probably less than $400 million.” 

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 16, 2020 7
Ozil

Chinese streaming broadcast refuses to mention Mesut Özil’s name, while Pro Evolution Soccer’s Chinese release pulls him

The PPTV broadcasters refused to mention Özil during the Bournemouth-Arsenal match Thursday.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 27, 2019 1

Adrian Wojnarowski’s China show reportedly canceled by Tencent over Woj liking Daryl Morey’s tweet (UPDATED)

Woj in the House was billed by ESPN as the most-watched NBA show in the world.

By Jay Rigdon OnOct 14, 2019 0

NBA cancels all media availability for the duration of the Lakers and Nets trip to China

The NBA consulted with players for the decision.

By Jay Rigdon OnOct 11, 2019 6

Chinese government cancels all media availability for Lakers, Nets, and Adam Silver

Sponsors also pulled out, resulting in logos on the court being painted over.

By Jay Rigdon OnOct 10, 2019 0
A Blizzard protest on a Hearthstone stream.

Blizzard/Hong Kong saga has led to protests, censorship, boycotts, a caster resigning, and an employee walkout

The NBA/China dispute isn't the only one going on, as Blizzard's punishments for pro-Hong Kong protester content have also come under fire and led to a lot of notable backlash.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 9, 2019 1
ESPN campus.

ESPN memo reportedly told shows to “avoid any political discussions about China and Hong Kong”

ESPN's focus on the basketball issues rather than the root of the Hong Kong protests appears to be by management's design.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 8, 2019 7
Daryl Morey (R) and Rockets' owner Tilman Fertitta.

China stops broadcasting NBA preseason games in latest fallout from Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong protest tweet

Morey's tweet has now led to NBA pre-season games being pulled off Chinese TV.

By Phillip Bupp OnOct 8, 2019 3
Larry Scott Pac-12.

The Pac-12 Networks now have a distribution deal in China, but still no DirecTV deal

The Pac-12 will be distributing some of its games and programming in China through Alibaba and Youku Todou.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 5, 2017 2

Stephon Marbury’s Chinese biopic starring Stephon Marbury has a crazy trailer

Will we get a chance to see My Other Home in this country?

By Ian Casselberry OnJun 14, 2017 0

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