China won’t air NBA games after tweet

China announced Tuesday that it would not broadcast two NBA preseason games scheduled for this week in Shanghai and Shenzhen, as the firestorm over Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s Twitter post supportive of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong continued.

In addition, the Brooklyn Nets’ scheduled visit to a Shanghai-area school has been canceled by the Chinese government.

Meanwhile, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the leag ue is not apologizing, saying the leag ue supports freedom of speech. college basketball: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is lukewarm to the idea of the ACC changing its schedule to require each team to play 20 conference games instead of 18. Boeheim worries that it could mean the heavily-talented ACC will get fewer teams into the NCAA Tournament. college football: Two women raped by former Utah State player Torrey green filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming it fostered an environment where sexual assaults were tolerated. soccer: Forward Jozy altidore is hurt again and will miss the United States’ Nations League games against Cuba and Canada. Tennis: coco gauff beat stefanie Voegele 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Upper Austria Ladies. ... Roger Federer swept albert Ramos-vinolas and andrey Rublev upset Borna coric in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. autos: Chip Ganassi Racing will field a third Indycar entry next season for Marcus ericsson, a former Formula One driver who just completed his first year in the American open-wheel series. golf: aaron stewart, the son of late three-time major champion Payne stewart, was appointed tournament director of the LPGA season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 16-19. horse racing: The Kentucky Horse Race Commission has approved the $46 million sale of Turfway Park to Churchill Downs.