A tweet from the Houston Rockets general manager prompted a backlash in China, making things uncomfortable for a league used to its players and representatives speaking out on politics.
Nets Owner Joe Tsai Didn’t Seem Political. Until Now.
In response to an N.B.A. executive’s Twitter post, Tsai called pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong a “separatist movement,” further inflaming a geopolitical controversy.
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“Like the N.B.A., we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts,” the show’s creators said in a tongue-in-cheek response. “We too love money more than freedom and democracy.”
