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schema:articleBody	The Chinese national appointed to lead the NBA in China faces an uphill battle to restore its image and profits after last year's pro-democracy row, basketball fans and state media said on Wednesday. The NBA on Tuesday named Michael Ma as China chief executive, tasked with repairing relations after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of Hong Kong protesters last October. The tweet infuriated the Chinese government and basketball fans, caused state broadcaster CCTV to stop showing matches, and has imperilled the NBA's most valuable market outside of the US. Ma, who takes over from American Derek Chang, worked previously for the NBA and played a key role in building its brand in China. He takes over on June 1. But posts on leading sports website Hupu said that only Morey's sacking would bring back Chinese fans. "The smartest thing would be to just fire Morey and for the NBA to officially apologise, otherwise nothing changes," said one posting. "It's not that the NBA doesn't understand this, they just won't do it," added another The nationalistic Global Times newspaper published a report late Tuesday with the headline: "Naming native Chinese as NBA China boss 'not enough' to win mainland market back". The NBA's current season is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league had said in April that Chang, appointed in 2018, was leaving to spend more time with his family, making no mention of the China spat. The league said Ma "will be responsible for further enhancing the popularity of basketball and the NBA in China". Underlining the task he faces, CCTV on Monday said there was no prospect of easing its blackout on NBA matches. At the height of the row, NBA commissioner Adam Silver insisted that the league would not gag its personnel or apologise over Morey's tweet, saying it supported the right of NBA players and employees to speak freely in line with American values. The backlash has cast a cloud over the NBA's huge broadcasting, merchandising and sponsorship interests in the China. Silver said in February that the league expected to lose "several hundred million dollars" because of the row. pst-dma/dh/th
schema:headline	New NBA China boss faces tough task after tweet row, say media
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