NBA's China mess

[Donn Beach]

the China deal with Morey could have some real negative ramifications with the NBA, their bottom line

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[D-train]

the China deal with Morey could have some real negative ramifications with the NBA, their bottom line

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba- ... ter-tweet/

And Lebron condemns him for the tweet and calls him uneducated about the situation. The guy that never spent a day in college calls a guy with an MBA from MIT uneducated. Like Lebron is some scholar on Chinese Hong Kong history and relations. lol What a money grubbing hypocrite. Only take stances on social and political issues if it doesn't hurt your bottom line. What a punk.

[D-train]

the China deal with Morey could have some real negative ramifications with the NBA, their bottom line

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba- ... ter-tweet/

Good for Silver! Seems he has 1000x the integrity and character of his predecessor.

After watching the interview though I think he is partially full of shit. He says it was regrettable not that the Chinese government was pissed off but that their fans in China were upset. Were they really upset???? They probably want the same freedoms that HK is seeking and probably loved the tweet.

[Donn Beach]

but Lebron is right isn't he, Morey probably shouldn't have sent the tweet

[Donn Beach]

the China deal with Morey could have some real negative ramifications with the NBA, their bottom line

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba- ... ter-tweet/

Good for Silver! Seems he has 1000x the integrity and character of his predecessor.

After watching the interview though I think he is partially full of shit. He says it was regrettable not that the Chinese government was pissed off but that their fans in China were upset. Were they really upset???? They probably want the same freedoms that HK is seeking and probably loved the tweet.

no actually they are really upset, the NBA is risking losing a lot of fans...

[D-train]

the China deal with Morey could have some real negative ramifications with the NBA, their bottom line

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba- ... ter-tweet/

Good for Silver! Seems he has 1000x the integrity and character of his predecessor.

After watching the interview though I think he is partially full of shit. He says it was regrettable not that the Chinese government was pissed off but that their fans in China were upset. Were they really upset???? They probably want the same freedoms that HK is seeking and probably loved the tweet.

no actually they are really upset, the NBA is risking losing a lot of fans...

Just like the NFL lost fans because of CK........Now more popular than ever. So because one NBA exec tweeted something in support of their supposedly fellow citizens they are going to boycott the NBA forever. Yeah, right.

[Donn Beach]

guess glancing over the thing, its primarly directed at the Rockets, which have been a particularly popular team in China with Yao Ming and all that, he is in a tough position...

Nets have a Chinese owner, didn't know that, he puts it pretty well, Morey stepped on the 3rd rail when he decided to involve himself in chinese politics

Nets owner Joe Tsai is a co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, and posted an open letter on his Facebook page late Sunday night saying Morey stepped on what he described as "a third-rail issue" when it comes to China and Hong Kong.

"By now I hope you can begin to understand why the Daryl Morey tweet is so damaging to the relationship with our fans in China," Tsai wrote. "I don't know Daryl personally. I am sure he's a fine NBA general manager, and I will take at face value his subsequent apology that he was not as well informed as he should have been. But the hurt that this incident has caused will take a long time to repair."

[D-train]

but Lebron is right isn't he, Morey probably shouldn't have sent the tweet

No, he is wrong. Dead wrong.

[D-train]

but Lebron is right isn't he, Morey probably shouldn't have sent the tweet

I am sure he was totally cool with and advocated CK sitting and kneeling even though it was for far less significant reasons because it didn't impact his bottom line.

[Donn Beach]

Good for Silver! Seems he has 1000x the integrity and character of his predecessor.

After watching the interview though I think he is partially full of shit. He says it was regrettable not that the Chinese government was pissed off but that their fans in China were upset. Were they really upset???? They probably want the same freedoms that HK is seeking and probably loved the tweet.

no actually they are really upset, the NBA is risking losing a lot of fans...

Just like the NFL lost fans because of CK........Now more popular than ever. So because one NBA exec tweeted something in support of their supposedly fellow citizens they are going to boycott the NBA forever. Yeah, right.

all they have to do is stop showing Rocket games and that would be that, nobody is going to complain, nothing would happen, other than the Rockets would go away

For now though, the controversy shows no signs of simmering down. Other criticism came from Tencent, a major media partner of the NBA in China with a streaming deal that is worth $1.5 billion over the next five years, and Chinese state television -- both of which said they would not be showing Rockets games. It wasn't immediately clear if Morey's new tweets or the NBA's statement that followed would be enough to salvage those relationships. Chinese athletic apparel maker Li-Ning released a statement saying it was upset with Morey's tweet.