Let the censorship begin.  

Christina Macfarlane, a sports correspondent for CNN, asked James Harden and Russell Westbrook if they would “feel differently” about speaking up about political and societal affairs because of the controversy.

A spokesperson shut down the question immediately, and a person reached for the microphone after Macfarlane asked it.

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Looks like the NBA is getting pretty scared. 

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