I understand that large corporations want to work with China because China is a gold mine for them. I'm a capitalist, and trying to balance making money and the need to work with bad actors. And I don't expect the owners and players in the NBA to give up that money because China is Imprisoning millions of Uighurs and violently attacking protesters in Hong Kong.
But I expect them to stand up for their own people's right to speak out.
Daryl Morey wasn't trying to change the world- he just supported the Hong Kong protests with his tweet. And China got upset and told the NBA to jump. And the NBA said 'how high?'
To be fair- Adam Silver said China told the NBA to fire Morey, and they haven't. But seeing the NBA bow down to China- after making such a spectacle of using their fame as a soapbox on so many issues- is really unpleasant.
So, instead of giving you NBA predictions- or even caring about the sport- here's a picture to show you who is calling the shots in the NBA:
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