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https://www.businessinsider.com/china-suspend-nba-broadcasts-adam-silver-defend-daryl-morey-2019-10
- Daryl Morey, manager of Houston Rocket, tweeted "Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong" picture with no commentary
- China was extremely offended by a general and vague comment made by a not famous US citizen in the US on a US platform that's already banned in China
- Morey deleted the "offensive" tweet and apologized for offending Mother China
- NBA gave in to China and posted on the Chinese Twitter knock-off that the tweet was "inappropriate", that they respected China's culture, that his comment was his personal view, and was not officially from the NBA or the Houston Rocket. They added, however, that people have the right to comment on things they're interested in.
- in Tokyo, NBA boss said: "Daryl Morey is supported in terms of his ability to exercise his freedom of expression"
- China is extremely upset and has announced a full-on NBA ban with a statement saying "Any speech challenging a country's national sovereignty and social stability is not within the scope of freedom of speech", even as such speech was made by a US citizen in the US on a US platform banned in China
- Daryl Morey, manager of Houston Rocket, tweeted "Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong" picture with no commentary
- China was extremely offended by a general and vague comment made by a not famous US citizen in the US on a US platform that's already banned in China
- Morey deleted the "offensive" tweet and apologized for offending Mother China
- NBA gave in to China and posted on the Chinese Twitter knock-off that the tweet was "inappropriate", that they respected China's culture, that his comment was his personal view, and was not officially from the NBA or the Houston Rocket. They added, however, that people have the right to comment on things they're interested in.
- in Tokyo, NBA boss said: "Daryl Morey is supported in terms of his ability to exercise his freedom of expression"
- China is extremely upset and has announced a full-on NBA ban with a statement saying "Any speech challenging a country's national sovereignty and social stability is not within the scope of freedom of speech", even as such speech was made by a US citizen in the US on a US platform banned in China