{"id":31371,"date":"2019-10-08T07:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T12:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/?p=31371"},"modified":"2019-10-08T07:17:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T12:17:04","slug":"houston-rockets-gm-tweets-his-support-for-student-protestors-in-hong-kong-big-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/houston-rockets-gm-tweets-his-support-for-student-protestors-in-hong-kong-big-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets GM Tweets His Support for Student Protestors in Hong Kong (BIG MISTAKE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Foreign Policy, “an American business with a global footprint, one that prides itself on supporting freedom of speech in America, recently became an arm of Chinese censorship<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted his way into a shitstorm\u2014by supporting democracy. Morey has since deleted<\/a> the Tweet proclaiming to \u201cstand with Hong Kong,\u201d which prompted a massive assault from Chinese state and social media\u2014and a frantic rush by the NBA to disavow Morey.<\/p>\n

Why? Because China is a $500 million market<\/a> for the NBA, and growing. In fact, the market is so essential to the NBA that Morey is now begging for forgiveness on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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2\/ I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided and I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention. My tweets are my own and in no way represent the Rockets or the NBA.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Daryl Morey (@dmorey) October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n