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ESPN's The Jump will broadcast from China this week amid NBA firestorm
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The Rachel Nichols-hosted daily NBA sports discussion show will likely discuss the firestorm over Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeting his support of Hong Kong protesters when The Jump kicks off its shows from China on Tuesday. As sports media reporter Andrew Marchand notes, ESPN "has said it will cover politics when they intersect with sports. Well, they are intersecting."
TOPICS: NBA, ESPN, The Jump, Chinese government
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