What was supposed to be a positive 2019 NBA preseason trip to China for the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets was instead a week marred by controversy in the aftermath of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sending out a since-deleted tweet to support Hong Kong protestors.
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta sent out his own tweet to undermine Morey, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement that earned the league plenty of backlash. The Chinese government had sharp criticism of Silver, who later had more remarks during an appearance in Tokyo.
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