U.S. lawmakers joined a chorus of criticism of the National Basketball Associati...
- U.S. lawmakers joined a chorus of criticism of the National Basketball Association after the organization distanced itself from a tweet by the manager of the Houston Rockets in support of the Hong Kong protests for democracy.
Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey apologized on Monday for the tweet, which was quickly deleted over the weekend, but not before facing a swift backlash from Chinese fans and business partners of the NBA team. New Jersey Congressman Tom Malinowski said China was using its economic power to censor speech by Americans in the United States.
The NBA said it recognized Morey’s views have “deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable.”
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