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China's state broadcaster blacked out the first two days of the NBA's new season and Tencent did not stream the majority of the games live, as the league continues to face off with the Communist government over free speech. The NBA has been at odds with Chinese sponsors, networks and fans in its most critical foreign market – where it conducts $4 billion in business, some estimate – in the wake of a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey earlier this month in support of the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Both CCTV, the NBA's exclusive broadcast partner, and Tencent, its exclusive streaming partner, canceled broadcasts of two pre-season games played in China in retaliation, while Chinese sponsors like smartphone maker Vivo and sportswear firm ANTA Sports have fled the league. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 9:15:am EST

Durant conceded he never felt like "one of the guys" at Golden State, who already had a tight-knit core led by Curry when the Warriors recruited the 2014 MVP to the Bay Area, and that was likely a huge factor in his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets this offseason. Though D'Angelo Russell, acquired in the sign-and-trade deal that sent Durant to Brooklyn, will share some of the load, Curry will not have to cede possessions to anybody. The offense, freed of the need to accommodate Durant, will revolve around two-time MVP Curry, who will carry the majority of the burden of leading an undermanned Warriors team to the playoffs. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 3:00:am EST

Steph Curry could have come out guns blazing at the GOAT, but instead, the sharpshooter took the high road. After Michael Jordan told NBC's "Today" that the Warriors star was not a Hall of Famer "yet," Curry had every right to unload on the absurd opinion. He is, after all, the greatest shooter in NBA history, a three-time NBA champion and a unanimous MVP. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 6:19:pm EST

Tuesday's NBA Opening Night game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers drew a 32% increase in viewership on TNT over last year's game in the comparable time slot, Turner Sports announced Wednesday. Further, the matchup generated a 9.7 rating, the highest regular-season rating for a TNT telecast in the market since 2013, according to the announcement. The night's doubleheader began with the Zion Williamson-less New Orleans Pelicans taking on the defending champion Toronto Raptors, and saw a 26% increase in male viewers age 18-34 (21% for viewers of all genders in that same age range) overall. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 5:54:pm EST

Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco were at the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center Tuesday night. In beaming photos posted on social media Wednesday, American soccer star Alex Morgan and husband Servando Carrasco announced they were pregnant with a daughter. “We are already in love and we haven't even met her yet,” Morgan wrote. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 5:17:pm EST

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