Fans Support Hong Kong, Tibet at Nets’ 1st Game Since China
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of fans held signs, wore shirts and chanted support for Hong Kong and Tibet in the Brooklyn Nets’ first game since returning from China.
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of fans held signs, wore shirts and chanted support for Hong Kong and Tibet in the Brooklyn Nets’ first game since returning from China.
In a private meeting with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, players from the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers reportedly criticized the league for their handling of the NBA-China rift.
In response to the NBA defending Daryl Morey’s freedom of speech, Chinese officials took it away from the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets.
The NBA has postponed Wednesday’s scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled.
China has begun removing NBA signage ahead of Thursday’s planned preseason game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, as the communist nation continues retaliating against the NBA over a pro-democracy tweet posted by Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey.
New York (AFP) – Freedom of expression does not extend to issues China deems untouchable, the Taiwanese-Canadian owner of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets said Monday as he weighed in on the Houston Rockets pro-democracy tweet crisis.
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