NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., pressed NBA executive Bill Koenig Tuesday about the league’s ties to China, a highly debated topic for some time. Representatives from most of the big professional sports leagues were at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss media rights, broadcasting and streaming services across the industry.During the hearing, Blackburn posed a few questions to Koenig, the NBA’s president of global content & media distribution, specifically about how the league has dealt with China in recent years. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBlackburn began with some background on the situation.”I’ve, through the years, looked at the NBA’s relationship with oppressive regimes around the globe,” Blackburn said. “And, of course, you all have had quite a cozy relationship with the CCP, and we know how they censor. MARK CUBAN DEFENDS NBA’S CHINA PARTNERSHIP DESPITE OPPOSING ‘CHINESE AND ALL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS’”Going back to 2019, with Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of the Hong Kong freedom fighters, and that resulted in the suspension [of] the NBA broadcast on their state-run media channels. In recent years, it appears you all have patched that relationship up, which means there had to be some sort of deal that was there and must have been quite a deal.”Morey, who was the Houston Rockets’ general manager at the time, fired off a tweet that said, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong,” in October 2019. That tweet was in support of pro-democracy protests happening in the communist state. China responded by announcing the NBA’s preseason games that were expected to be played in Shanghai at the time would not be televised. Then, it extended that suspension for almost a full year before putting the NBA back on its state-run television during the 2020 NBA Finals. After suggesting the NBA and China had to come to a deal to get their relationship back on track, Blackburn pressed Koenig for the details.”So, since we’re talking about broadcast rights and what they’re worth, why don’t you tell me what the broadcast rights in China are worth, and how much NBA owners have invested in China,” she said.”The NBA does have a very long history of distributing our games and content in China for more than 30 years,” Koenig responded, but that wasn’t sufficient for Blackburn.”I’m not asking about the length of time you’ve been in China. I’m asking what are the media rights worth? You’re the president of global content and media distribution. So, what are those rights worth, and how much have the NBA owners invested in China?”Koenig responded, “The NBA does not comment publicly on the financial terms of our relationship — U.S. or abroad. But I can comment that you are accurate that, in light of the tweet that Daryl Morey made in 2019 …””You had to cut a deal,” Blackburn replied, but Koenig said the league did not. “The estimates are these media rights are wort in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- You are an expert news writer and SEO specialist. Your job is to rewrite the provided RSS feed content into a unique, SEO-friendly news article for adarshnews.com. 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A senator is questioning an NBA executive regarding the league’s close ties with China, stating that the American public deserves clarity on the matter.
