After Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets’ general manager, tweeted in support of protestors in Hong Kong, he found himself at the center of an NBA-wide controversy concerning everyone from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to the Chinese government. The tweet has been deleted, but the debates on China’s role in the NBA continue. Find The Ringer’s coverage and analysis of the unfolding story here.
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October 29, 2019
What the Hong Kong Protest Looks Like on the Ground
Jordan Ritter Conn traveled to Hong Kong to see the protest up close. Here are some scenes from his report.
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October 28, 2019
Inside the Hong Kong Protests at the Center of the NBA-China Firestorm
Daryl Morey’s tweet spawned tensions that have become the biggest story in sports. They’ve also shined a light on the fight for human rights in Hong Kong—and the protesters at the center of the conflict.
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October 21, 2019
The NBA Won’t Be Able to Reset Its Relationship With China Anytime Soon
Some of the league’s biggest figures have avoided talking about the NBA’s most recent controversy, but with protests popping up inside and outside of arenas in the United States, questions about the issue are unlikely to go away
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October 10, 2019
No One Wants to Admit It, but Lakers-Nets in China Wasn’t a Normal Game
The story of Thursday’s matchup was everything left unsaid about how the league will move forward from its international incident
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October 8, 2019
Adam Silver Is Finally Being Judged As a Commissioner, Not As Our Pal
The NBA leader has been closely scrutinized in the aftermath of the league’s Daryl Morey–incited conflict with China. The long honeymoon between Silver and the media is officially over.
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October 8, 2019
‘The Mismatch’: Adam Silver’s Latest on Morey and China
Plus: The five things that have stood out most in the preseason thus far
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October 8, 2019
The NBA’s China Problem, Chuck Todd Loses It, and Biden’s Ukraine Response
Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker discuss the response to Daryl Morey’s tweet about Hong Kong
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October 7, 2019
The NBA’s Convenient “Non-political” Stance Comes at a Cost
Daryl Morey deleted a tweet he wrote in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement this weekend. It might look like a complicated story of accidental cultural conflict brought about through deep geopolitical nuance. It isn’t. It’s just another nasty little farce about money and power.
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October 7, 2019
McCaffrey’s MVP Run, Raiders Regrets, ‘Smackdown,’ and Morey’s Controversy
Plus: Guess the Lines with Cousin Sal
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October 6, 2019
Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong Tweet Has Put His Relationship With the Rockets in Limbo
The Houston general manager came out in support of the protest movement in Hong Kong, and the backlash from Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, the Chinese government, and Chinese business interests have rocked the franchise and the NBA