Headline RoundupOctober 7th, 2019

Rockets GM's Tweet Angers China

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Houston Rockets' General Manager Daryl Morey of the National Basketball Association (NBA) quickly deleted a tweet showing his support for the Hong Kong protesters. The tweet and subsequent deletion angered virtually everyone; with Chinese nationals expressing anger and condemnation of the Houston Rockets and the NBA, while supporters of Hong Kong remain appalled at Morey's retraction. Morey then issued an apology to Chinese NBA fans and sponsors. The media has reported similarly with the exception of some left-leaning outlets, who castigated Morey's deletion and supposed failure to used his platform for good. Some right-leaning voices were outwardly critical of the NBA's hesitance to call out oppression in China, supposedly to avoid irking the league's Chinese fan base.

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