Note, in the coat of arms, the Chinese depiction of a dragon.
Posted on 10/22/2019 11:25:56 PM PDT by knighthawk
A large Hong Kong flag was seen waving in the middle of the crowd outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles during TNT’s coverage of Tuesday night's NBA season opener between the Lakers and Clippers -- and quickly sparked debate on social media.
Some praised the fan for waving the flag, while others said politics should be kept out of sports. Others tried to interpret whether TNT was taking a position in the dispute between Hong Kong and China, judging by how long the flag remained on screen.
The NBA became linked to the Hong Kong-China dispute earlier this month when the general manager of the Houston Rockets wrote a Twitter message in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators just as two NBA clubs -- the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets -- were beginning a visit to China to play a pair of preseason games and make promotional appearances.
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Chairman Xi is watching, and he is most displeased.
Time for the nba to grovel. Again.
Note, in the coat of arms, the Chinese depiction of a dragon.
“...others said politics should be kept out of sports”
I agree with that but it is the NBA that brought the politics in.
NOW ?!? GO TELL IT TO ESPN !!
I’d like to hear intermittent chanting at every NBA game this year: “Free Hong Kong!”
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