The New York Times – Sports:
China Central Television stopped showing the games in 2019 after a Houston Rockets executive expressed support for pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.
Author: Sopan Deb
-
Enes Kanter Freedom and the Consequences of Speaking Out
The New York Times – Sports:
Enes Kanter Freedom has condemned human rights abuses in Turkey for years. Now he claims the N.B.A. is blackballing him as he focuses on abuses in China.
-
Nets Fined $50,000 for Letting Kyrie Irving Into Home Locker Room
The New York Times – Sports:
Irving is not allowed to be with the Nets at Barclays Center because he has not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
-
Nets Fined for Letting Kyrie Irving Into Their Locker Room
The New York Times – Sports:
The N.B.A. star is unvaccinated and subject to private-sector vaccine mandates in New York City.
-
Kevin Durant Can Score From Anywhere. Defenses Don’t Know What to Do.
The New York Times – Sports:
The midrange game has largely fallen out of favor in the N.B.A., but not when Durant is on the court.
-
Ready to Unlock Your Inner Stephen Curry? Play Against the Knicks.
The New York Times – Sports:
One of the N.B.A.’s best defenses last season, the Knicks now are one of the worst at stopping 3-point shooters. Opposing guards are having career nights.
-
Why the ‘Scariest’ Night Didn’t Keep LaMarcus Aldridge Out of the N.B.A.
The New York Times – Sports:
Aldridge, the veteran Nets center, briefly retired after 15 seasons because of a heart issue. He was depressed — then determined to return.
-
Scottie Pippen Takes Aim at Michael Jordan in New Book
The New York Times – Sports:
In a new memoir, Pippen makes a sharp turn from decades of praising his former Chicago Bulls teammate to calling him selfish, hypocritical and insensitive.