Draymond Green

Oh no. Not the preseason. No. Nobody cares about the preseason games. Fans in America are like, can you ban them here as well? Can you, uh... Yeah, the preseason is just, like, the boring stuff we're forced to sit through before the main event. Like, China banning preseason is like Disney getting rid of its lines. Just like, I'm sorry, but you'll have to go straight to the rides from now on.

Oh no. Not the preseason. No. Nobody cares about the preseason games. Fans in America are like, can you ban them here as well? Can you, uh... Yeah, the preseason is just, like, the boring stuff we're forced to sit through before the main event. Like, China banning preseason is like Disney getting rid of its lines. Just like, I'm sorry, but you'll have to go straight to the rides from now on.

I wish it didn't come to this. Oh, no. Still, though, China is seriously pissed off about the tweets, right? And they're also pissed off about the response from the NBA. And they aren't just taking preseason games off the air. They're also canceling NBA events. They're ripping down NBA signs everywhere. In fact, like, everything NBA-related is basically banned. Yeah, no basketball, no LeBron.

I wish it didn't come to this. Oh, no. Still, though, China is seriously pissed off about the tweets, right? And they're also pissed off about the response from the NBA. And they aren't just taking preseason games off the air. They're also canceling NBA events. They're ripping down NBA signs everywhere. In fact, like, everything NBA-related is basically banned. Yeah, no basketball, no LeBron.

In fact, no jumping. Yeah. You see a puddle, you just walk right through that shit. You can have doughnuts, but no Dunkin'. And all office workers in China, if you need to throw something in the trash, none of this, no buzzer beaters. You get out and you just place it gently in the bin. So China is basically going to war with the NBA, all because of a single tweet.

In fact, no jumping. Yeah. You see a puddle, you just walk right through that shit. You can have doughnuts, but no Dunkin'. And all office workers in China, if you need to throw something in the trash, none of this, no buzzer beaters. You get out and you just place it gently in the bin. So China is basically going to war with the NBA, all because of a single tweet.

And as surprising as that may seem to some people, the truth is this kind of thing has been happening between China and American companies a lot.

And as surprising as that may seem to some people, the truth is this kind of thing has been happening between China and American companies a lot.

Damn, China gets offended by a lot of shit. They're like that one guy at work who takes everything personally. Just like, hey man, I like your shoes. Like, oh wow, so you don't like looking at my feet? Uh, no, I do like your feet. Gross, you're a pervert. Now, here's the thing.

Damn, China gets offended by a lot of shit. They're like that one guy at work who takes everything personally. Just like, hey man, I like your shoes. Like, oh wow, so you don't like looking at my feet? Uh, no, I do like your feet. Gross, you're a pervert. Now, here's the thing.

The truth is these companies don't have to take orders from China about what to say or how to act, but they do it because nobody wants to lose access to a billion Chinese customers. It's a powerful incentive. So powerful, in fact, that China's influence is affecting how Americans can act on American soil.

The truth is these companies don't have to take orders from China about what to say or how to act, but they do it because nobody wants to lose access to a billion Chinese customers. It's a powerful incentive. So powerful, in fact, that China's influence is affecting how Americans can act on American soil.

That's right. Fans in Philadelphia got kicked out of a basketball game last night for chanting, free Hong Kong. And I didn't realize that yelling shit at a basketball game was against the rules. I mean, that must have been so confusing for all the other fans. You know, because this guy's there like, free Hong Kong!

That's right. Fans in Philadelphia got kicked out of a basketball game last night for chanting, free Hong Kong. And I didn't realize that yelling shit at a basketball game was against the rules. I mean, that must have been so confusing for all the other fans. You know, because this guy's there like, free Hong Kong!

And then the guy next to him was probably like, hey, Ben Simmons, suck a Kardashian ! And the security's like, you, get out! No, not you, no, the free Hong Kong guy. You keep going. That stuff about the Kardashian , that was hilarious. Carry on. Next week, billions of people will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. But this week in the NBA, one of the holiday celebrations did not go as planned.

And then the guy next to him was probably like, hey, Ben Simmons, suck a Kardashian ! And the security's like, you, get out! No, not you, no, the free Hong Kong guy. You keep going. That stuff about the Kardashian , that was hilarious. Carry on. Next week, billions of people will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. But this week in the NBA, one of the holiday celebrations did not go as planned.

For more on this story, we turn to senior basketball correspondent Ronnie Chang, everybody.

For more on this story, we turn to senior basketball correspondent Ronnie Chang, everybody.

So Ronnie, I guess the big question, was it okay for the Sacramento Kings to hand out Year of the Monkey t-shirts on the first day of Black History Month?

So Ronnie, I guess the big question, was it okay for the Sacramento Kings to hand out Year of the Monkey t-shirts on the first day of Black History Month?