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Friday 11 OctOber 2019

HOWIE

DO IT!

Toronto Raptors' Marc Gasol,
center left, is defended by
Houston Rockets' Austin Rivers
during the first half of an NBA
preseason basketball game
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in
Saitama, near Tokyo.
Associated Press
Seen but

not heard:

Lakers, Nets,

NBA are

silent in

Shanghai

By TIM REYNOLDS
LeBron James raised his
arms in appreciation of the
cheering crowd in Shang-
hai shortly after the final
buzzer, then removed his
headband and flipped it
toward some ticketholders
clamoring for a one-of-a-
kind souvenir.
He was seen.
He wasn't heard, though.
Nor was any other player
or coach in China, in an
NBA game like none other.
In response to the NBA
defending Daryl Morey's
freedom of speech, Chi-
nese officials took it away
from the Los Angeles Lak-
ers and Brooklyn Nets. All NLCS surprise: Top 2 teams
of the usual media sessions
that were to be part of the
teams’ preseason game out, leaving Cards vs Nats
on Thursday — including
a news conference from
NBA Commissioner Adam Washington Nationals' Howie Kendrick celebrates after a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 10th inning in
Silver and postgame news Game 5 of a baseball National League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles.
conferences with the Associated Press
teams — were canceled. Page 20
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