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Fox Sports 1 host Jason Whitlock says the controversy over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressing public support for the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests reveals how dependent the NBA has become on China.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver heads to China to salvage relationship: report
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is going to Shanghai to try and repair the league's relationship with China, according to TMZ. Silver spoke with the media on Tuesday to discuss China essentially blackballing the Houston Rockets after team general manager Daryl Morey tweeted out support for protesters in Hong Kong. China's basketball association suspended cooperation with the Rockets over the tweet. In addition, the tweet drew a public rebuke from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and an apologetic initial statement from the NBA, which, in turn, rankled several U.S. politicians who felt the league cared more about its financial interests and was kowtowing to a brutal regime known for human rights violations.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is going to Shanghai to try and repair the league's relationship with China, according to TMZ. Silver spoke with the media on Tuesday to discuss China essentially blackballing the Houston Rockets after team general manager Daryl Morey tweeted out support for protesters in Hong Kong. China's basketball association suspended cooperation with the Rockets over the tweet. In addition, the tweet drew a public rebuke from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and an apologetic initial statement from the NBA, which, in turn, rankled several U.S. politicians who felt the league cared more about its financial interests and was kowtowing to a brutal regime known for human rights violations.
Silver said he won't bend when it comes to protecting freedom of expression. "The NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues," he said. "We simply could not operate that way."
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