The Houston Rockets' general manager on Sunday apologized for a tweet expressing support for Hong Kong protesters that has sparked a harsh backlash from China's official basketball association.
"I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China," Daryl Morey tweeted on Sunday.
"I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives."
He sent a tweet that read: "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.".
On Sunday, the Chinese Basketball Association - headed by former Rockets center and Hall of Famer Yao Ming, announced that it was suspending cooperation with the Houston team.
Tencent, a media partner of the NBA in China with a five-year streaming deal worth $1.5 billion, and China's state television also said they wouldn't be airing Rockets games.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement late Sunday that Morey's original tweet was "Regrettable."
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767805936/houston-rockets-gm-apologizes-for-tweet-supporting-hong-kong-protesters
"I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China," Daryl Morey tweeted on Sunday.
"I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives."
He sent a tweet that read: "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.".
On Sunday, the Chinese Basketball Association - headed by former Rockets center and Hall of Famer Yao Ming, announced that it was suspending cooperation with the Houston team.
Tencent, a media partner of the NBA in China with a five-year streaming deal worth $1.5 billion, and China's state television also said they wouldn't be airing Rockets games.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement late Sunday that Morey's original tweet was "Regrettable."
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767805936/houston-rockets-gm-apologizes-for-tweet-supporting-hong-kong-protesters
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