{"id":4751,"date":"2019-10-09T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T22:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4751"},"modified":"2019-10-09T22:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T22:56:18","slug":"nba-controversy-in-china-getting-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/nba-controversy-in-china-getting-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Controversy in China Getting Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More fallout from the NBA controversy in China as a series of events in the country have been canceled amid the backlash for Daryl Morey Tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nba-controversy-in-china-going-nowhere\">NBA Controversy in China Going Nowhere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems like this situation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/27803863\/lakers-nba-cares-event-shanghai-canceled-amid-china-rift\">the NBA controversy in China<\/a> is only getting worse. There was hope that cooler heads would prevail following the initial reactions but that has not been the case. It seems like this situation is going from bad to worse for the NBA. A series of NBA events scheduled to take place in China have been cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With commissioner Adam Silver not\nopenly condemning Daryl Morey&#8217;s comments, China has taken swift action. Not\nonly have events been cancelled but public support has been down. It can be\nvery dangerous for someone to openly defy the government and at the moment, it\nseems like supporting the NBA openly might just fall under that category for\nthe time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Incident Has Taken on a Life of Its\nOwn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Silver was not the only NBA figurehead that refused to denounce <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/daryl-morey-get-nba-in-trouble-with-china\/\">Daryl Morey&#8217;s comments<\/a>. San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich took the opportunity to lend his support to Adam Silver. That&#8217;s no surprise coming from Popovich who has always been outspoken about political issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the current president of the United States felt compelled to answer questions about the NBA controversy in China. As usual, instead of answering the question, he took the opportunity to take shots at people in the NBA for pandering to China. He singled out Popovich and Kerr for criticism. This again is not very surprising since those two coaches have been highly critical of the commander in chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"darryl-morey-messed-up-bigtime\">Darryl Morey Messed Up Bigtime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Daryl Morey decided to send\nthat tweet, he really put a lot of people in a bad situation, especially his\nown team. The Rockets are the most popular team in China but that will probably\nnot be the case moving forward. Broadcast company Tencent, which broadcasts NBA\ngames has already said that they will not be showing the Houston Rockets until\nfurther notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"china-cutting-ties-all-over-the-place\">China Cutting Ties All Over the Place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, banners that have the\nNBA logo that had been hanging in the streets to promote the preseason games\nhave been taken down. Several murals of the Houston Rockets have been painted\nover and posters removed. These are a few of the way that the NBA controversy\nin China have taken its toll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBA&#8217;s plan to expand its brand\nglobally starts with China. With over half a billion people that watch the NBA,\nit&#8217;s a massive market. The Chinese basketball league has already announced that\nit is cutting ties with the Houston Rockets. The reason that&#8217;s such a big deal\nis that Houston Rockets legend Yao Ming is the president of the Chinese\nbasketball federation. Although his personal opinion on the matter is not known,\nit is said that he is very troubled by the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This story is far from over,\nespecially considering Adam Silver can&#8217;t really back down. The NBA&#8217;s\nrelationship with China will probably never be the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More fallout from the NBA controversy in China as a series of events in the country have been canceled amid the backlash for Daryl Morey Tweet. NBA Controversy in China Going Nowhere It seems like this situation with the NBA controversy in China is only getting worse. 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