So the Houston Rockets GM says he supports the rights of folks in Hong Kong to protest their government.
Then the Beijing government threatens to ban the rockets from the Chinese internet and stop airing their games on Chinese TV. 
Immediately the NBA apologizes.

I think that's really weak sauce. 

For a league that lets so many of its players speak so freely on so many topics, as soon as someone threatens to block some of their flow of money, they fold?

While Hong Kong protestors are being shot with live rounds?

Imagine it playing out differently, if the NBA had balls:

China: How dare you interfere with our internal matters!  We will ban the Rockets from China!

Rockets: OK, have fun explaining to your people why one of the best teams in their favorite sport is no longer on TV.  Have fun explaining how the team that made Yao Ming an internationally known celebrity is no longer good for China.  While you're explaining that, maybe consider not shooting protestors anymore?

But no.  The NBA just loves Chinese money too much.
I can't promise I would do better if I was in charge, but it is disheartening.

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

Doesn't seem to bother China too much.

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Doesn't seem to bother China too much.

Nice opportunity for China to renegotiate those broadcast and sponsorship deals. And the NBA will cave

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Shoe companies control the NBA. Steve Kerr is a gutless, spineless fool. These athletes and coaches think its fine to criticize their own government because they get applauded for it by their mentally diseased following and open support the Chinese government.

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Yeah, so maybe Daryl Morey shouldn't have tweeted that.
Tweet Deleted.
Damage Done.

Hey, dumb question.
Doesn't China block Twitter?

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"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."        --Plato

Shoe companies control the NBA. Steve Kerr is a gutless, spineless fool. These athletes and coaches think its fine to criticize their own government because they get applauded for it by their mentally diseased following and open support the Chinese government.

I honestly don't get it.

I was raised to believe communism and socialism were evil.

What happened to that?

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The other lesson to learn from this news is the average people in mainland China really will get upset if you express support for Hong Kong.
They've been taught to believe that Hong Kong is a lawless and disorderly place full of greedy bankers and hoodlums.
It is easier for the Chinese communists to make their citizens believe stuff like this because they have a monopoly on the media, But our media absolutely does the same thing.
If you assume that the protesters in Hong Kong are pure and good, while the protesters in Ferguson, or even Gaza, are entirely bad, you too might have fallen victim to propaganda.

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

The other lesson to learn from this news is the average people in mainland China really will get upset if you express support for Hong Kong.
They've been taught to believe that Hong Kong is a lawless and  disorderly place full of greedy bankers and hoodlums.
It is easier for the Chinese communists to make their citizens believe stuff like this because they have a monopoly on the media, But our media absolutely does the same thing.
If you assume that the protesters in Hong Kong are pure and good, while the protesters in Ferguson, or even Gaza, are entirely bad, you too might have fallen victim to propaganda.

True. I haven’t read a whole lot on the subject. But from my understanding, a lot of of mainland China’s argument against this sort of subject is based on the fact that other countries had come in a divided up some city/states in the country into sections that are semi autonomous from the mainland government. Which I guess adds a division that bleeds through more than just the economy but also into the culture and people. This is just what I have taken from this.

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