China Daily accuses NBA of endorsing Hong Kong violence SHANGHAI -- Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association of endorsing violence and peddling a "secessionist pipe dream" in an escalating row over comments by a team official in support of protests in Hong Kong.
The NBA initially described the anger over Morey's post as "regrettable," drawing criticism from U.S. politicians who accused the league of putting its China business ahead of free speech. "If Silver thinks endorsing the indiscriminate violence the radical Hong Kong protesters are resorting to ... is supporting freedom of expression, then he should think again," it said.
The basketball furor also comes against the backdrop of the U.S.-China trade war, which escalated after Washington imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials on Tuesday. In a separate report, the newspaper also said that some Chinese internet users had made "disrespectful comments" about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
NBA China, launched in 2008 to run the league's business, is now worth more than $4 billion, according to Forbes.The NBA had planned to stage media events in Shanghai this week ahead of a preseason exhibition game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
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