Pres. Trump criticizes NBA coaches Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich's statements on China amid backlash over tweet supporting Hong Kong protests. Asked if he's concerned about China pressuring the league, Trump says, 'They have to work out their own situation.'
As the fallout over a since-deleted tweet voicing support for Hong Kong by the general manager of an American basketball team continues in China, several NBA Cares events were abruptly canceled this week in Shanghai.
1/ I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China. I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives. In a statement announcing their decision to suspend plans to broadcast a series of NBA preseason games, China's state-owned broadcasting network CCTV said it is"strongly dissatisfied and opposed" to Silver's"claim to support Morey's free expression of rights."
Ng Wai Chung, known by his gaming handle"Blitzchung," was banned from the platform Blizzard, where he was competing in a Hearthstone tournament, after a post-game interview supporting protesters in Hong Kong. In a statement announcing his removal, Blizzard said they were banning Blitzchung for violating its competition rules by engaging in an act that"offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image.
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