China Bans Celtics Games Over Social Media Post: Patch PM

Worcester MA

21 October, 2021

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MASSACHUSETTS — It's Thursday, Oct. 21. Here's what you should know this afternoon: A new Amazon robotics facility had its grand opening in Westborough on ThursdayFriday's Wayland vs. Lincoln-Sudbury football game will spotlight domestic violence.After Wednesday's loss, the Red Sox need to win Friday and Saturday in Houston to keep their World Series hopes alive. Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Today's Top Story Celtics games are no longer airing in China after a player expressed his support for the people of Tibet and denounced what he said was Chinese oppression overseas. Boston center Enes Kanter released a two-minute video calling China's leader a "brutal dictator" before showing up to Wednesday night's season-opener with "Free Tibet" written on his shoes. "I'm here to add my voice and speak out about what is happening in Tibet," Kanter said in the video. "Under the Chinese government's brutal rule, Tibetan people's basic rights and freedoms are nonexistent." The controversy is not one the NBA or Celtics are likely to gloss over. The league has already bowed to China's economic power — it's the league's largest international market — in what amounted to an international incident two years ago. Read the full story. Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered every weekday. It's free! Thursday's Other Top Stories More details on 'accident' that left Tufts student dead: Madie Nicpon, a junior on the women's lacrosse team at Tufts University in Medford, was participating in a hot dog eating contest as part of the "Play for Pink" fundraiser on Saturday. Rivalry game will come with a message: Wayland will play Lincoln-Sudbury High School on Friday, and the rivalry game will feature community outreach about domestic violence — and a reminder about the tragic killing of a Wayland student a decade ago. New COVID-19 test site: A Framingham pharmacy is starting its own drive-up testing service. The free testing at MetroWest Pharmacy will be by appointment only. New flights to Florida: Jet Blue began flights from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday, part of an expansion of service that will continue in November with flights to New York City and Philadelphia. The 2021 Boston Marathon is Oct. 11. Read the latest on Patch's 2021 Boston Marathon hub. Picture This: Red Sox One Loss From Offseason AP Photo/David J. PhillipBoston Red Sox fans watch during the eighth inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park Wednesday. After Wednesday's loss, the Red Sox need to win Friday and Saturday in Houston to keep their World Series hopes alive. They Said It "After nearly three years of planning, fundraising, and extensive construction, both parks are now stunning monuments to our veterans and revitalized gathering places for residents and visitors to enjoy for generations to come." Peter Scandone, chairman of the Milford War Memorial Revitalization Committee, on the town's newly revamped downtown park. By The Numbers 200: The number of jobs at Amazon's new Westborough robotics manufacturing plant. Workers will assemble mobile drive units for machines that sort and fulfill orders inside Amazon warehouses. The 350,000 square-foot facility will also house corporate and research and development labs.