N.B.A. Commissioner: China Asked Us to Fire Daryl Morey

The financial fallout for the league has “already been substantial,” said Silver, speaking at the Time 100 Health Summit during an interview with the network anchor Robin Roberts to promote the league’s mental health initiatives.

“Our games are not back on the air in China as we speak, and we’ll see what happens next,” he said.

Morey’s post touched off a flurry of backlash on two continents, inviting criticism and sharp scrutiny of the N.B.A.’s business dealings and relationships in China.

Now, after just two weeks of scandal, the future of the N.B.A. in the country is uncertain, Silver said.

“I felt we had made enormous progress in terms of building cultural exchanges with the Chinese people, and I have regret that much of that was lost,” Silver said. “And I’m not even sure where we’ll go from here.”

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