This seems the things that are happening to sports is a new iteration of adpocalypse.

It's occurred to me that China is purposefully dumping money into these organizations, but they are also forcing the hands of Hollywood and other areas, organizations, companies, etc. They're forcing them to be pro-China. The interesting part is that adpocalypse may have been part of a Chinese plan. It fits with their goals and the tactic is being used here and in other sports.

All of these organizations and companies are being controlled by threat and by reward of doing as they're told, but only because we let China interfere in our markets.