The NBA’s response to a Houston Rockets official’s tweet backing Hong Kong protesters draws criticism from U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI - An increasing number of U.S. lawmakers voiced anger on Monday over the NBA’s response to a Houston Rockets official’s tweet backing Hong Kong democracy protests, raising U.S.-China tensions as talks to end a 15-month trade war resumed.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a self-described lifelong Rockets fan, wrote in a tweet on Sunday that he had been proud to see Morey “call out the Chinese Communist Party’s repressive treatment of protesters in Hong Kong.” Police in Hong Kong have used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons against pro-democracy demonstrators in the former British colony, which has been plunged into its worst political crisis in decades.The Rockets’ Morey, who was named NBA executive of the year in 2018, tweeted his support for the protests over the weekend. His initial tweet, which he swiftly deleted, included an image captioned: “Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong.
“I watched the Rockets for 21 years, but I’m still a Chinese person first and foremost,” one social media user said. CCTV said Morey’s apology did not go far enough. Hu Xijin, the editor of the state-controlled Global Times newspaper, tweeted on Monday: “If the Rockets want to keep its Chinese market, the team need to avoid offending Chinese public.”
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