The National Basketball Association said Friday it will not hold any media availability for the rest of its preseason trip in China. This comes amid the controversy following remarks Houston Rocket…
Fans watch a preseason NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.The National Basketball Association said Friday it will not hold any media availability for the rest of its preseason trip in. This comes amid the controversy following remarks Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey made last week in support of demonstrators in Hong Kong.
announced in a statement Friday to ESPN. “They have been placed into a complicated and unprecedented situation while abroad and we believe it would be unfair to ask them to address these matters in real time.”
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