NBA risks 'sportswashing UAE's human rights violations' over its deal with the nation's tourism board
The NBA is once again facing accusations of sportswashing the human rights record of a controversial regime. This time the league is being criticized over its existing multiyear deal with the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture and Tourism – an agreement that has paved the way for NBA teams to play a few preseason games in Abu Dhabi over recent years. The deal has also allowed Emirates, one of the mid-east country's major airliners, to sponsor the NBA's ongoing in-season tournament.
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