Some of the biggest news from the NBA over the weekend surrounded Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey and his now-deleted tweet about the situation between China and the Hong Kong protestors. The NBA is now surrounded by controversy, but a controversy that the Sacramento Kings just might be able to avoid.
The league itself is doing its best to keep its relationship with China afloat. The foreign nation is a huge market for the NBA, and the league’s bottom line would certainly take a significant hit should they begin to cut ties. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has suspended all cooperation with the Rockets, who happen to be the most popular team in China, thanks to Yao Ming and others.