Tencent, a Chinese broadcaster and NBA partner, is not displaying current or archival Boston Celtics games on its platforms, ostensibly in response to Celtics center Enes Kanter's pro-Tibet independence sentiments.  

Kanter also referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator" in a series of social media remarks. Kanter sat out Boston's 138-134 season-opening loss to New York on Wednesday night. The game was not broadcast on the streaming services that usually broadcast most NBA games in China to millions of people.