NBA commissioner Adam Silver will face ‘retribution’ for defaming China, state media says

Saturday, 19 October 2019

NBA commissioner Adam Silver will face ‘retribution’ for defaming China, state media says

Chinese state media has warned that NBA commissioner Adam Silver will face “retribution” for defaming China in the latest twist to a dispute that began with a basketball team executive tweeting his support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.In a commentary on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said Silver had “crossed the bottom line” by continuing to defend Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, who posted an image on Twitter on October 4 saying “Fight for Freedom. Stand… ......

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