Don't hate the Chinese people, hate the government. They are brainwashed and uninformed, they do not know what they are doing are going to break millions of people's heart.
If you think this NBA thing won't affect your life since you are not a NBA lover, then you have to think again! China's censorship is everywhere! Have you check out South park S23e02? If not, then you should. The TLDR is that business men and even big companies like Disney, are forced to obey China's censorships in order to do business with them. In the futire America kids are going to watch movies that are approved by China. It is like China is the new MPAA, but worse. Words and ideas like 'freedom', 'homosexuality' and 'winnie the pooh' are going to be banned. Just like the whole South park series is now banned in China because of this episode.