The NBA is currently having exhibition games in China as we speak. This comes on the heels of a major controversy started by the Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey.
Morey tweeted support of the Hong Kong protesters. This in my opinion is not controversial at all. An American man tweeted his support to a pro democracy movement. All people who live in freedom should support all others who are fighting to preserve that cherished freedom.
I know that the NBA is very popular in China and there are billions of dollars to be made there. I think that it’s dangerously put money ahead of freedom, and we much too often allow China to play by different rules. It’s time that we stand with Hong Kong. Money can never be a substitute to freedom of expression.