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You are just theorizing that #2 is happening with no evidence.
by wuliwong 7y ago
You are just theorizing that #2 is happening with no evidence.
- sverige 7y agoThe evidence is that they didn't support the original tweet that caused all the ruckus, and there hasn't been a flood of tweets or other expressions of support for HK by other NBA people since the NBA made the statement.
- joelx 7y agoWe should boycott the NBA.
- hkitdog 7y agoWhy not boycott China and cctv?
- jmpman 7y agoWe can do better than that. Show up at every Brooklyn Nets game, sitting behind the basket with signs which... aren’t China friendly.
- MR4D 7y ago“Hong Kong Lives Matter” That should get some attention.
- wuliwong 7y agoApparently people have done that and have gotten kicked out of NBA preseason games in the United States! https://www.dailywire.com/news/shameful-fans-with-free-hong-kong-sign-kicked-out-of-nba-game/ https://www.dailywire.com/news/shameful-fans-with-free-hong-...
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- tastygreenapple 7y agoConsider the absence of evidence - name a single person affiliated with the NBA who publicly supported the censured guy or Hong Kongers
- JDulin 7y agoHere ya go: 1. a) "Steve Kerr's silence shows NBA-China relationship is league's third rail" - [https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steve-kerrs-silence-shows-nba-china-relationship-leagues-third-rail https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steve-kerrs-silen...] b) [https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/1181422479115456512] 2. "NBA Stars Seek to Stay on China’s Good Side" - [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/james-harden-fellow-nba-stars-seek-to-stay-on-china-s-good-side https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/james-har...] 3. "Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties" - [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/josh-peter/2019/10/07/lebron-james-china-hong-kong-controversy/3903187002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/josh-peter/2...]
- unityByFreedom 7y agoNBA tried to placate China on Weibo here, > However, a statement posted in Chinese by the NBA on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like microblogging site, appeared different, according to translators. > “We feel greatly disappointed at Houston Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey’s inappropriate speech, which is regrettable," the statement read. "Without a doubt, he has deeply offended many Chinese basketball fans. Morey has clarified that his stance on this issue does not represent either Houston Rockets or the NBA. From NBA’s perspective, people can be interested in different subjects and freely share their opinions. We take respecting Chinese history and culture as a serious matter. We also hope that sports and the NBA, as a unified source of positive energy, can continue to build bridges between countries and bring people together. " https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/10/07/nba-china-statements-different-english-chinese/3898513002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/10/07/nba-chi... Regardless of whether the NBA has control over what is said on that account, it's pretty shitty to have it one way in one country and another way elsewhere while hiding behind a language barrier. If this kind of double-speak continues, they're playing us all for fools.
- pishpash 7y agoLots of things hide behind a language barrier. The world's knowledge of China is severely distorted by the language barrier in the first place.
- studentrob 7y agoUnintentional miscommunication and duplicitous behavior are not the same thing.