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DARK SECRETS: Nba returns to chinese television following hong kong blacklist | Vintage Vibes

Employees watch a live broadcast of Game 5 of the NBA finals at an NBA store in Beijing [File: Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press]

The US’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has returned to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV after being blacklisted for nearly 18 months following a team official’s support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

CCTV carried the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The Clippers took victory 121-115.

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