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Tennessee Senator Sends Letter to NBA Asking Why the League Bends Over to the Han Supremacist State of China

On June 30, 2020, Tennessee Senator sent the NBA a letter listing some of the heinous acts of genocide that the Chinese government is committing against ethnic minorities.

In the same letter, Blackburn raised questions about the NBA’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.

The Senator complimented the safety measures the NBA implemented by suspending their season, but then proceeded to ask the NBA some incisive questions.

“Your league’s business interests are closely intertwined with Communist China’s estimated $4 billion NBA market,” Blackburn stated in the letter. “While the NBA has worked hard to raise awareness of social issues at home, there is concern that the league has turned a blind eye to human rights abuses committed abroad — even bowing down to pressure last year.”

Read the full story from Big League Politics


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