On March 3, the world sports world imposed sanctions on Russia, including football, tennis, badminton and other federations announced that they would not invite Russian teams and athletes to participate. Now that the NBA has also taken action, an official NBA spokesman said the alliance has suspended activities related to content output (such as digital broadcasting) in Russia, and there is no timetable for when it will resume. The NBA sanctions Russia, has suspended all activities in Russia, obviously because of the current situation, directly affected the promotion of the NBA in the world, of course, the relationship between the two countries has been not good.
A number of NBA Ukrainian players have spoken out against Russia's actions, namely Ryan, who plays for the Kings, and Mikhailuk, who jointly issued a statement condemning Russia's behavior while hoping for peace.
Before the late Kings game against the Nuggets began, coaches and players from both teams came to the center of the court, arm in arm together for a moment of silence, and Ryan united to express a peaceful stance.
It is worth mentioning that there are not many players in Russia who play in the NBA, and the most famous is Kirilenko, who has played in 797 games in the NBA, and has also won the block king and been selected as an All-Star in his career. And with James and Irving, Timofey Mozgov beat the Warriors in a super comeback in the Finals, who is also the first Russian player to win a championship.
American players play in Russia a lot, there are many players who can not emerge in the NBA, when they choose to play overseas, they will choose to settle in Europe, especially Spain, Russia and other clubs, including Jeremy Lin won the NBA championship that year, the transfer market is not interested, but also the Russian team threw a rugby branch, but Lin chose Beijing Shougang.
I also hope that the war will end as soon as possible and that peace will come sooner rather than later.