China's CCTV Will Broadcast NBA For First Time In Over A Year

China's CCTV will "televise Game 5 of the NBA Finals live" on Friday, the "first NBA game on broadcast television there in more than a year." The state-run network pulled NBA games from its programming in the wake of RocketsvGM Daryl Morey's tweet "supporting protests in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2019." CCTV in a statement cited the NBA's "assistance with fighting COVID-19 in the country as a reason for restoring broadcasts." The league donated more than $1M and "medical equipment to China earlier this year." Games have been "available for streaming over the internet in China, but fewer than in years past" (ESPN.com, 10/9).