The NBA returned to Japan for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday, with pre se...
SAITAMA, Japan - The NBA returned to Japan for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday, with pre season action between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors - but it was the league’s growing crisis in neighboring China that demanded much of the attention.
General manager Daryl Morey apologised on Monday for any hurt caused by the tweet, which he deleted over the weekend after drawing swift condemnation from China’s government, fans and the team’s partners. Silver said he had issued an additional statement on the China row on Tuesday in part because of CCTV’s announcement that it would no longer be airing the preseason games between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets.“But if that’s the consequences of us adhering to our values, we still feel it’s critically important to adhere to those values,” he said, stressing the NBA’s commitment to freedom of expression for its employees.
“I know you have your job to do and ask questions. I’m here to play basketball and coach basketball. That’s what we did tonight. And that’s what we will comment on,” he said.
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