Houston Rockets GM apologizes for tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong: “I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.”
, and NBA officials, American lawmakers and the Chinese government had plenty to say about it.
Earlier, a Chinese sportswear maker, two banks that sponsored the Rockets and a Chinese broadcaster that aired games bailed on the team,The sportswear maker, Li-Ning, expressed “strong condemnation” of Morey's tweet, saying in a statement it had suspended cooperation with the Rockets, and one of the banks, SPD, said it had halted marketing and publicity activities with them, Reuters reported.
“The NBA can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides and bring people together,” Bass said.
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