Watch: Chinese Fans Go Absolutely Nuts As LeBron James Enters Mall in China

LeBron James is the most popular basketball player in the world, and Chinese fans couldn’t wait to see him on the floor in their country.

Some said that this game would never happen, but it actually did.

The NBA and the Chinese government were involved in a thing, but that didn’t stop fans from greeting their favorite player. There were cheers and chants.

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It’s been a rough couple of days, but everything worked well. The nation was shocked by the controversy following a tweet written by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Luckily, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver solved the problem on time, and the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets wasn’t cancelled.

LeBron had the fans in China wildn out! ?#WITNESS pic.twitter.com/kO8Srgz2Aq

— The LeBron Factory (@LeBronFactory) October 9, 2019

Silver released two statements on the incident.

“I recognise our initial statement left people angered, confused or unclear on who we are or what the NBA stands for. Let me be more clear,” he said. “Over the last three decades, the NBA has developed a great affinity for the people of China. We have seen how basketball can be an important form of people-to-people exchange that deepens ties between the United States and China.

“At the same time, we recognise that our two countries have different political systems and beliefs. And like many global brands, we brings our business to places with different political systems around the world.

“But for those who question our motivation, this is about far more than growing our business. Values of equality, respect and freedom of expression have long defined the NBA – and will continue to do so. As an American-based basketball league operation globally, among our greatest contributions are these values of the game.

“In fact one of the enduring strengths of the NBA is our diversity – of views, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and religions. Twenty-five per cent of NBA players were born outside of the United States and our colleagues work in league offices around the world, including Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei. With that diversity comes the belief that whatever our differences, we respect and value each other; and what we have in common, including a belief in the power of sports to make a difference, remains our bedrock principle. It is inevitable that people around the world – including from America and China – will have different viewpoints over different issues. It is not the role of the NBA to adjudicate those differences.

“However, the NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues. We simply could not operate that way.

“Basketball runs deep in the hearts and minds of our two peoples. At a time when divides between nations grow deeper and wider, we believe sports can be a unifying force that focuses on what we have in common as human beings rather than our differences.”