For the first time in over a year, an NBA game will be seen on television in China.
Chinese state television, CCTV, announced on Friday that Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat will air live.
It will mark the first live NBA broadcast in the country since Oct. 4, 2019 when Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of democracy protests in Hong Kong. Since then, the league has not been seen live in China.