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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league will not apologize to China

• vonmoltke 7y ago
  I posted this link in response to the op-ed posted yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21184008 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21184008) incorrectly claiming the NBA apologized to China for the Morey Tweet. It has been repeatedly cited in the Blizzard discussion (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21190265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21190265) as evidence.
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• mikestew 7y ago
  Now that the NBA has established that they do, in fact, possess spines it seems there is a prime opportunity here. "When we exported basketball to China, we weren't just bringing a sport to a new market. No, we were exporting our values. Our uniquely American values, that stand for the right to say what's on our mind, and we will be DAMNED if we let another country tell us what we can and cannot say. As managing director of the NBA, I stand before you to say, America: fuck yeah!" Now, do you want to appeal your red-blooded native fan base, or you gonna go chase a few extra dollars overseas? Note: I don't even watch basketball, so they can do what they want. But if I were in charge...
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