This is just so messed up:
#UPDATE @HoustonRockets star James Harden apologises to China over a tweet by the team's general manager backing Hong Kong's democracy protests that cost the franchise TV exposure and sponsorship in the lucrative Chinese market https://t.co/rFtdxVa5QL pic.twitter.com/FFBTGXgyj8
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 7, 2019
“We love China,” he said:
‘We love China’: Rockets’ James Harden ‘sorry’ over GM’s Hong Kong tweet https://t.co/YTY0fj8PKQ
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) October 7, 2019
Video here:
Here is the video of James Harden apologizing to China: https://t.co/sjs4uLRK4r
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) October 7, 2019
This is one of the NBA’s top players saying this:
James Harden just apologized to China because Rockets GM Daryl Morey supported democracy. Let me repeat this, one of the NBA’s top stars just apologized to a brutal communist dictatorship because an American said he supports democracy. The NBA is a disgrace.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 7, 2019
We’re about a day away from this being 100% true:
New NBA rule: No kneeling during the Chinese national anthem
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) October 7, 2019
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Senators Rick Scott, Brian Schatz and Josh Hawley call out the NBA over its statement on Hong Kong https://t.co/nRQHQmJufR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 7, 2019
'This is a hostage video': Houston Rockets GM apologizes to Communist China for his 'stand with Hong Kong' tweet https://t.co/scZvNdb3kN
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 7, 2019