Over the years, the NBA has garnered a reputation for being the progressive sports league — one that allowed its people to speak their minds. But late last week, after the general manager of the Houston Rockets tweeted in support of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, there was swift backlash from the league’s business partners in China, leading the NBA to issue an apology in both English and Chinese. 

Host Tamara Khandaker talks to Washington Post reporter Cindy Boren, who covers sports with a focus on politics. They discuss what the NBA has traditionally stood for, and how far it’s willing to take those principles when the bottom line is at stake.

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