The overall financial implications of the NBA's controversy regarding China has yet to be seen. While a sharp loss in league-wide revenue could translate to the league-salary cap dropping, there are impacts that players could experience beyond the size of their contracts.

In fact, one unnamed Los Angeles Lakers player has already experienced it. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the player lost a $1 million endorsement deal with a Chinese company as a result of the NBA's strained relationship with the East Asian country.

James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma and Rajon Rondo — to name a few — had appearances canceled. One Lakers player, sources told ESPN, had agreed to a $1 million endorsement deal with a Chinese company prior to the trip. When he arrived — poof — it was gone. A seven-figure payday went out the window.

There are speculations that Kyle Kuzma was the unnamed Lakers player that lost his endorsement deal. A report from Bill Oram of The Athletic revealed Kuzma had canceled an announcement of “additional sponsorship deals” with Chinese companies.

Kuzma’s plans to announce additional sponsorship deals with Chinese companies were scrapped once the Lakers arrived on Tuesday and found themselves caught in the middle of a stalemate between the NBA and the Chinese government.

While it hasn't been publicly reported whether Kuzma was the said, what is known is that LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Rajon Rondo and Kuzma had appearances in China canceled. This particular aspect of the situation was likely what James was referring to in the controversial statements that earned him significant criticism.

“When you're misinformed or you're not educated about something – and I'm just talking about the tweet itself – you never know the ramifications that can happen,” James said Monday. “So many people could have been harmed, not only financially, but physically, emotionally [and] spiritually.”

The complete fallout from the NBA's controversy with China is likely going to take time to fully understand. However, it appears unlikely that many players will be receiving lucrative endorsement opportunities from Chinese companies in the near future.