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Tensions between China and the Houston Rockets appear to be cooling down, but the global fiasco that started with a simple tweet from general manager Daryl Morey will likely still hit the team's bottom line hard. A conservative estimate reveals the NBA pulls in about $500 million in revenue from China and its nearly 500 million fans, but any losses would disproportionally hurt the Rockets, the most popular team in the nation. According to a report from the New York Times' Marc Stein, the flare-up could cost the team $25 million this year. During Thursday's game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, Chinese logos were taken off the court, and it wasn't broadcast on state-run TV.
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