NBA roundup: Heat start with a bang, blow out Bucks

IMAGE: Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) dribbles the ball around Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton (24) during the fourth quarter of the game at FTX Arena. Photograph: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY......

NBA season-opening games not aired in China

IMAGE: A pro-Hong Kong activist holds a poster of LeBron James with the words 'King of Chinese Money' before the Los Angeles Lakers season opening game against the LA Clippers outside Staples......

LeBron draws social media ire over Hong Kong tweet row

IMAGE: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. Photograph: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports/Files LeBron James sparked anger on social media on Tuesday after the Los Angeles Lakers star......

Chinese fans fume at NBA as fallout from free speech row spreads

IMAGE: Security personnel stand in front of a billboard with an image of Los Angeles Lakers basketball players outside the venue that was scheduled to hold fan events ahead of an NBA China game......

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

IMAGE: NBA chief Adam Silver. Photograph: NBA National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday it is not up to the NBA to regulate what players, employees and team owners......