Several politicians blasted the NBA for 'kowtowing' to China, following backlash that emerged when the Houston Rockets general manager expressed support for Hong Kong pro-democracy efforts
Morey, for his part, apologized for the initial tweet, echoing the language in the NBA statement. The Rockets have strong support in China: Hall of Famer Yao Ming — now the chair of the Chinese Basketball Association — is a former player, and a recent digital study found the Rockets were theSunday that he had “a lot of opportunity” to hear other perspectives since posting the photo and that his views were his own.
“I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided and I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention,” Morey wrote.
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