Bipartisan Consensus: Shame On The NBA For Selling Out Democracy To China

Hot Air ^ | October 7, 2019 | Ed Morrissey

[C19fan]

Talk about taking the easy lay-up. This starts with a tweet from Houtson Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressing support for democracy in Hong Kong, which in the US would hardly seem notable, let alone objectionable. In China, however, the government turned it into an international incident — and the NBA dribbled all over itself to re-ingratiate themselves to Beijing:

[C19fan]

When an entity punches back the Social Justice Warrior NBA goes into the fetal position asking for mercy. Let us review:

NBA threatened the state of North Carolina over T's in LGBT using bathrooms.

NBA banned the use of the word "owner".

Greg Popovich and Steve Kerr go out of their way to insult Trump and his supporters.

Pretty much everyone agrees, the NBA is the most Woke major sports league. But when an entity with some muscle punches back the NBA folds like a cheap suit.

[Da Coyote]

There is no integrity left in professional sports.
Zip, zero, nada.

[cowboyusa]

the CBL, Communist Basketball League.

[butlerweave]

BBC just said the NBA is dead without China ,LOl

[dp0622]

I don’t really follow but i don’t hear too much bad coming out of baseball.

And sometimes good things.

NFL and NBA? Forget it

[Rummyfan]

NBA threatened the state of North Carolina over T's in LGBT using bathrooms. NBA banned the use of the word "owner". Greg Popovich and Steve Kerr go out of their way to insult Trump and his supporters.

Shameful conduct by the NBA. I'm no fan anyway so I can't boycott.