Employees watch a live broadcast of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at an NBA store in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.
The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. ā The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence.
āIn the Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival that just passed, the NBA expressed holiday blessings to Chinese fans," the China Media Group, essentially the operator of CCTV, said in a statement.
NBA games have been available to Chinese fans on the streaming service Tencent, another of the leagueās broadcast partners.