Adam Silver: Chinese Gov't Demanded That Morey Be Fired; Morey Now Under Constant Security Detail

[JackRoss]

Apparently he and the NBA think it could happen here.

why couldn’t it happen in China?

Where is here? In America?

Global stars kidnapped and tortured is just terrible for optics across the globe and would cause major ramifications for China. In America, they dont give a shyt about us. They know it across the globe and they still dont give a fukk.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

What do you mean? Safe from the streets? Or safe from Chinese backed hitmen? During the Olympics he was casually walking everywhere. One tweet from some over reaching GM, wasnt going to get LeBron whacked. Nah.

The Chinese pull out a red carpet for these guys. What beef did they have with the athletes? LeBron has a higher chance getting merked in L.A.

The players felt in danger. There was protests, canceled events, they were taken off tv. It was a hostile environment. There was no red carpet this time.

 

[cartierhoe]

Either way Morey's gonna have to walk a fine line cause any misstep and I could see Tilman not hesitating to can him. Even though he's brought them great success during his tenure.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Why can't they be separate issues? Black Americans are always thrown under the bus smh

Probably...and this is just me...dunno if someone who has graduated HS can verify....

But an injustice anywhere, is an injustice EVERYWHERE

Seriously though...stop trying to be fake tough guys and think beyond your eyelashes for a second.

China has already banned hip hop because its ideology leans heavily towards the idea of "self" and rebellion

That's a no no in the PRC

Who's to say that, like the NBA, China starts dictating to record labels what can be said on records if the label wants to do business in China....or what genre's the record label can promote if it wants to do business in China.

I legit don't understand how you cats can't see the forest from the trees when it comes to this shyt

You cannot let ANOTHER country dictate what we say or do HERE. It's a slippery slope towards the exact shyt some of you CLAIM you are against, ie. the oppression of the Black man.

You got a Vader avi...you think it's a coendicence that Finn was marketed as a Jedi on posters and advertising for MONTHS, all for the Chinese equivalents of those same posters to downsize him to a side character. How do we even know that that was the ORIGINAL plan, for Finn to be some nobody instead of the Jedi badass that the trailers portrayed him to be initially?

We'll never know because Disney does business in China and like the NBA, is scared to offend their Chinese overlords

 

[MeachTheMonster]

They weren’t gonna get murked over a tweet from some other team’s owner.

But he might get murked here?

how does that logic work?

 

[JackRoss]

This is what these cats are'nt understanding

If the Chinese government harmed a HAIR on LeBron receding hairline it would be an international incident the likes of which have never been seen.

It would'nt just be the US on their ass

 

[DonKnock]

They weren’t gonna get murked over a tweet from some other team’s owner.

GM not owner, just to be a detail stickler.

But he might get murked here?

how does that logic work?

Because those players didn't say anything but Morey did.

Does it not make sense to you that the person who actually said the thing is the one at the greater risk?

Maybe you don't have the capacity for this nuance but China does, it is why they are demanded that Morey be fired and not demanding that LeBron be fired.

 

[Big Boss]

You're either on the side of free speech or you aren't.

Anything else is juelzing.

Facts cant have it both ways

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Probably...and this is just me...dunno if someone who has graduated HS can verify....

But an injustice anywhere, is an injustice EVERYWHERE

Seriously though...stop trying to be fake tough guys and think beyond your eyelashes for a second.

China has already banned hip hop because its ideology leans heavily towards the idea of "self" and rebellion

That's a no no in the PRC

Who's to say that, like the NBA, China starts dictating to record labels what can be said on records if the label wants to do business in China....or what genre's the record label can promote if it wants to do business in China.

I legit don't understand how you cats can't see the forest from the trees when it comes to this shyt

You cannot let ANOTHER country dictate what we say or do HERE. It's a slippery slope towards the exact shyt some of you CLAIM you are against, ie. the oppression of the Black man.

You got a Vader avi...you think it's a coendicence that Finn was marketed as a Jedi on posters and advertising for MONTHS, all for the Chinese equivalents of those same posters to downsize him to a side character. How do we even know that that was the ORIGINAL plan, for Finn to be some nobody instead of the Jedi badass that the trailers portrayed him to be initially?

We'll never know because Disney does business in China and like the NBA, is scared to offend their Chinese overlords

We and the rest of the world already signed that agreement with China.

and it’s not even that crazy a concept.

again “Free speech” doesn’t mean free from consequence. You can get on Twitter and say what you want, but you still may lose your job/business arrangements.

That’s not just with China. That’s how it works everywhere.

 

[Big Boss]

You're either on the side of free speech or you aren't.

Anything else is juelzing.

Facts cant have it both ways

 

[FutureGOAT]

Morey at home watching Mr. Robot

White Rose in the cut, thats a scary sight

 

[ExodusNirvana]

GET THIS GARBAGE OUT OF HERE fukk nikka.

BLACK PPL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS THREAD.



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fukk outta here you wannabe

Nobody made it race issue until Coli Panthers decided it was...too late now

 

[King Jove]

Either way Morey's gonna have to walk a fine line cause any misstep and I could see Tilman not hesitating to can him. Even though he's brought them great success during his tenure.

Morey done after this season anyways.

He won't even be able to do his job. No other NBA team will do trades with the Rockets, and no free agents will go to the Rockets as long as he is the GM.

He's blacklisted at this point.

 

[JackRoss]

Probably...and this is just me...dunno if someone who has graduated HS can verify....

But an injustice anywhere, is an injustice EVERYWHERE

Seriously though...stop trying to be fake tough guys and think beyond your eyelashes for a second.

China has already banned hip hop because its ideology leans heavily towards the idea of "self" and rebellion

That's a no no in the PRC

Who's to say that, like the NBA, China starts dictating to record labels what can be said on records if the label wants to do business in China....or what genre's the record label can promote if it wants to do business in China.

I legit don't understand how you cats can't see the forest from the trees when it comes to this shyt

You cannot let ANOTHER country dictate what we say or do HERE. It's a slippery slope towards the exact shyt some of you CLAIM you are against, ie. the oppression of the Black man.

We been China' bytch way before this. It only peaked a lot of your interests because of Lebron's comments on Morey. If it LeBron's comments on Morey to let you know how pull and influence China has on the US then you have been asleep behind the wheel

I've never seen LeBron as some revolutionary

 

[Remote]

No one is juelzing. But if people lose jobs over this...

Doesnt matter. Theres a larger principle at stake