According to random people online that speak Mandarin, the statement the NBA released on Chinese social media was DRASTICALLY different from their English statement. Paraphrasing slightly, the English statement was along the lines of "we're sorry if he hurt your feelings". The Mandarin one was more like "we're sorry that these wrong and despicable statements were made".
The NBA has not issued an apology to China: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/8/20904593/nba-china-co...