'I'm a realist as well, and I recognize that this issue may not die down so quickly.'
is going to Shanghai to try and repair the league's relationship with China ... but says he won't bend when it comes to protecting freedom of expression.
Silver spoke with the media on Tuesday to discuss China essentially blackballing the Houston Rockets after team G.M.The NBA initially issued a statement saying it was"regrettable" that Morey's tweet offended some Chinese people, which caused a firestorm of criticism back in the U.S. "Essentially, what I've said in that statement is the long-held values of the NBA are to support freedom of expression, and certainly freedom of expression by members of the NBA community," Silver explained.
"What I also tried to suggest is I understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech. We will have to live with those consequences."off the air. Sponsors have abandoned the Rockets and the NBA is scrambling to try and smooth things over ASAP.
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