BEIJING - The Houston Rockets' Chinese sponsor and a Chinese sportswear maker have suspended work with the basketball team after its general manager sent a tweet in support of Hong Kong protests over the weekend.
"We want to express our indignation and strong condemnation," read a statement from Li-Ning, published on the Twitter-like Weibo platform."We have already stopped our cooperation with the Houston Rockets, and continue to urge them to give a clear answer on this matter." China's SPD Bank also said on Sunday that it has suspended related marketing activities and publicity.
Morey's tweet included an image captioned,"Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong". The post has since been removed and team owner Tilman Fertitta went on Twitter to distance the team from the statement. In a statement posted on Weibo, the association, chaired by Yao, said it opposed Morey's comment, which it called inappropriate.
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