NBA Kowtows to China

Posted on AllSides October 9th, 2019

“An increasing number of U.S. lawmakers voiced anger on Monday over the NBA’s response to a Houston Rockets official’s tweet backing Hong Kong democracy protests… The National Basketball Association, which has built a huge following and burgeoning business in China, said in a statement it regretted the remarks by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey. A Chinese-language version seemed to go further, with the league saying it was ‘extremely disappointed’ in Morey’s ‘inappropriate’ remarks.” (Reuters)

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