Two years, five months, and 22 days. That is how long it has taken for China Central Television (CCTV) to re-broadcast an NBA game since the news blackout taken in 2019. At that time, in the midst of the riots for democracy in Hong Kong, Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey, now in Philadelphia, shared the following reflection on his Twitter account: "Fight for freedom, support Hong Kong." In China, Morey's tweet, which was deleted after a few hours, did not sit well at all and, despite attempts by Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, to make amends before breaking the link,...