Posted on 10/08/2019 10:39:46 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued a new statement Tuesday as the sports league battled accusations from lawmakers in both parties that it had bowed to pressure from China in expressing regret over an executive's tweet of support for demonstrators in Hong Kong.
Silver said he recognized that the league's initial statement had left people "angered, confused or unclear on who we are or what the NBA stands for," and then insisted it would continue to offer support for free expression by players and executives.
At the same time, Silver made it clear the NBA would not be taking sides in the political dispute over civil rights in Hong Kong.
"It is inevitable that people around the world — including from America and China — will have different viewpoints over different issues. It is not the role of the NBA to adjudicate those differences," Silver said in the statement.
"However, the NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues. We simply could not operate that way."
The NBA found itself at the center of controversy after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Morey's tweet said "Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong."
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Great quote, mewzilla!
He has already taken sides.
“It is inevitable that people around the world — including from America and China — will have different viewpoints over different issues. It is not the role of the NBA to adjudicate those differences,” Silver said in the statement.
Apparently, that doesn’t include those objecting to men using women’s bathrooms in North Carolina.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says: “Kill as many people as you want”. We won’t take a knee...”
Note how these sports players do not for a communist country yet will protest America.
What is wrong with you?
Not just players. It was the NBA that made owner Donald Sterling sell the Clippers for making a “racist” comment. Researching this post, I read the comment for the first time. Punishment excessive, IMHO.
Can you cite one thing from the commissioner’s statement that you find objectionable?
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