WASHINGTON - A sign-waving couple who yelled"Free Hong Kong" repeatedly near the bench of a Chinese team at a pre-season NBA game were removed by security for disturbing fans, the Philadelphia 76ers said on Wednesday .
"We were just sitting in our seats near the Chinese bench," Wachs told Philadelphia television station WCAU."We were saying, 'Free Hong Kong'. What's wrong with that?" "At last evening's game, following multiple complaints from guests and verbal confrontations with others in attendance, two individuals were warned by Wells Fargo Centre staff about their continuing disruption of the fan experience," the 76ers said.
It comes in the wake of a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting Hong kong protesters who have taken to the streets since June in protest of a proposed extradition law that would have sent suspects to China to face trial.
While I hate politics in sports, NBA is showing double standards by allowing kneeling but not this. NBA should also know this is going to be political storm but they feel that Americans in USA do not care enough plus revenue from China will outweigh the boycott at home
It’s a real shame NBA
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