Chinese basketball fans warmly welcomed Los Angeles Lakers basketballer LeBron James at a hotel in Shanghai last night (October 9).<br /><br />The video shows dozens of basketball fans shouting "LBJ" loudly when James walked through the hotel hall.<br /><br />An excited woman can be heard screaming and shouting "LeBron" repeatedly when he walked past.<br /><br />China's state television and Tencent Holdings Ltd. stopped NBA broadcasts after Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets' manager, tweeted "fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong" on October 4 to show his support for the anti-government protests in the country.<br /><br />However, the planned Lakers vs Nets preseason game at 7:30 pm local time today (October 10) in Shanghai is still on track to be played.