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Adam Silver: NBA Lost ‘Hundreds of Millions’ of Dollars Due to China TV Blackout
New York Post ^ | June 4, 2022

Posted on 06/04/2022 9:54:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway

NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters this week that China’s response to former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressing his support for anti-government Hong Kong protesters in 2019 cost the league hundreds of millions of dollars.

Morey, who is now general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, tweeted in October 2019 an image that read, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Morey would later delete the tweet and explain that he did not intend to offend Rockets fans or his friends in China. Demonstrators were protesting against China’s control of Hong Kong at the time.

China first pulled games from CCTV shortly after Morey’s comments, but the NBA returned to Chinese televisions in March. Silver said the NBA lost “hundreds of millions” of dollars because of the 18-month blackout, but he also highlighted the league’s commitment to free speech for players, coaches and executives.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adamsilver; ccp; china; darylmorey; enesjanter; hongkong; houstonrockets; nba; philadelphia76ers; taiwan; tv
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To: libh8er
Tom Cruise gave the middle finger to China with the Taiwan flag on his jacket and see how well he did

Major respect for Tom. But wait a minute. Did they got rid of the Taiwan flag for the Chinese market? They may do that in order to recieve approval from the Chinese censors.

21 posted on 06/04/2022 10:21:03 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: nickcarraway

China waited until Biden was in office...then waited until Biden made the ‘Taiwan’ gaffe... I mean Biden and Hunter were paid off, right?


22 posted on 06/04/2022 10:21:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (...those shouting loudest about “threats to democracy” are the threat. - DANIEL GREENFIELD )
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To: nickcarraway

NBA = National Beijing Appeasers


23 posted on 06/04/2022 10:23:27 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: BipolarBob

If the NBA goes out of business the government could replace it with live cams in prison yards. A very cheap “bread and circuses” alternative.


24 posted on 06/04/2022 10:23:34 AM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftists are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: griswold3

Every watched a video basketball game at 4x speed? A mob runs back and forth. :-/

It makes you wonder why anyone watches at all.

But never cared for playing- or watching- it anyway.


25 posted on 06/04/2022 10:25:08 AM PDT by Does so (https//youtu.be/3PxEWB6W8ig ......Uke's Independence Day Parade. Anthem starts at 15:00)
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To: nickcarraway

Whatever hurts the NBA is good for America.


26 posted on 06/04/2022 10:26:14 AM PDT by Spok (Winston, how many fingers am I holding up?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

MJ, Bird and Magic - And I think each one has said that representing the US on the Dream Team was right up there with them winning championships.


27 posted on 06/04/2022 10:30:18 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: nickcarraway

What a piece of filth.


28 posted on 06/04/2022 10:35:34 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: MinorityRepublican

“NBA should pull out from China and stop airing games there. After all, they support BLM. Chinese lives matter. Uyghur lives matter.”

I would rather they die an ugly grasping death... the organization not the players.

As a “teachable” moment.


29 posted on 06/04/2022 10:37:36 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t think there is a special Chinese edition of Top Gun. Would defeat the whole point of putting the flag. Article below says there will likely never be a China release.

https://news.yahoo.com/top-gun-maverick-risks-chinas-043812590.html

I can only imagine the arguments Tom must have had with studio bigwigs. Them pushing Tom to get rid of the flag and Tom holding firm. I expect more movies will follow.


30 posted on 06/04/2022 10:38:36 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: nickcarraway

The NBA lost hundreds of millions of dollars? I don’t know whether to rejoice or say WGAF.


31 posted on 06/04/2022 10:38:52 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: nickcarraway

That was blood money the NBA never should have tried to earn.


32 posted on 06/04/2022 10:39:58 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: MinorityRepublican
NBA is boring!

Dribble around the perimeter, shoot the three. No one on offense boxes out, the defense gets the rebound, goes down the court and repeats the process. The best 3-shooting team wins (see the Celtics fourth quarter Thursday. No I did not watch it). Should just turn the games into 3-point shooting contests.

33 posted on 06/04/2022 10:42:11 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: libh8er
can only imagine the arguments Tom must have had with studio bigwigs. Them pushing Tom to get rid of the flag and Tom holding firm. I expect more movies will follow.

If true, wow. Major, major respect for Tom. I'll have to patronize his movies. Tom Cruise is a brand in itself so he has "F U" money. He can afford to not have to appease to the Chinese market. It's a rare luxury most people do not have in the business.

34 posted on 06/04/2022 10:42:38 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: nickcarraway

Daryl Morley had the guts to speak out against the CCP. Silver OTOH.... a money-grubbing whore. That’s his job.


35 posted on 06/04/2022 10:43:19 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: who knows what evil?

“Good...take the NFL and MLB with you.”

Collegiate athletics, factory leagues... those days are sadly gone. Perhaps local sports will have a resurgence.

A National Flag Football League (NFFL) would be cool.


36 posted on 06/04/2022 10:43:30 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: nickcarraway

NBA..... hahahaha F#@k you.... I would look at cricket, curling or luge before I turned the tv off..instead of looking at NBA, MLB ...


37 posted on 06/04/2022 10:50:50 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 deo duce ferro comitantes)
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To: nickcarraway

Lost ‘Hundreds of Millions’ of Dollars

Easy come easy go huh Moe.


38 posted on 06/04/2022 10:51:53 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: nickcarraway

Where’s the tiny violin ,LOL


39 posted on 06/04/2022 10:53:20 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: nickcarraway

Did the NBA figure out that the Chinese Communist Party is the biggest scammer in the world


40 posted on 06/04/2022 10:55:31 AM PDT by butlerweave
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