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After the NBA decided to mute all mention of the Hong Kong protests to avoid angering the Chinese government, the fans seem to have decided to take matters into their own hands, as many of them have been sporting pro-Hong Kong shirts at games. An NBA team manager, Daryl Morey, had earlier tweeted in support ...
On October 10, the NBA preseason China Game in Shanghai Stadium was targeted for a “Boycott the NBA” campaign initiated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the mainland network. However, fans ignored the boycott to support NBA games in China. The end result was that the venue for the event, the Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Cultural ...
After the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, tweeted in support of Hong Kong, there was a huge backlash against the NBA in China. Rather than stir things up further and risk damaging business prospects, the NBA decided to play it safe and is abstaining from directly criticizing the Chinese communist government. However, ...
A week back, the general manager of the NBA Houston Rockets team, Daryl Morey, posted a tweet in which he extended support for the protestors in Hong Kong. Shortly thereafter, he deleted the tweet and apologized for it as China took strict steps against the team. The NBA is running scared of losing revenue from ...