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

[MeachTheMonster]

You really think they were gonna hold two NBA teams hostage until someone lost their job? Really? Consider the scenario you just posted.

WWIII wasn’t about to start over a Morey tweet. The sequel to the Iran hostage crisis wasn’t gonna start over a Morey tweet. LeBron was in danger of having thousands of kids mob him for his autograph, not his head on a platter.

Obviously I don’t think they would start a war over it

what I’m saying is the danger and hostility felt very real to the players actually in China.

 

[King Jove]

Morey can say fukk China all day... that’s free speech... Now, if the private company you work for does 9 figures of revenue with China... being an employee and saying fukk China on social media may fracture that business relationship...

This isn't a private company tho, this is an entire government trying to influence a business to fire someone over free speech outside of their jurisdiction.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

When where they near Hong Kong? What protests around them are you talking about? You really digging your heels into them catching a bullet because LeBron wants to Morey to catch hell.

Their presence was protested in China. Events were canceled. They had to answer question about if from Chinese media. Their games were removed from TV.

 

[JackRoss]

Breh ya'll really need to stop this

Just because the average Coli poster only cares about p*ssy, sports, and the latest album don't mean the rest of us don't keep abreast of world issues and have positions on them

I legit think the reason for this is because most of these posters don't come near HL because when they spew their uninformed tripe, they get shot down with facts and logic, get in their feelings, and run to TLR or some other smart dumb nikka corner of the forum where dumb shyt can be said freely without fear of disagreement

Based on the responses in these threads alone it seems that most of The Coliseum don't know shyt about the world outside their town, not me

I can tell you aren't a Coliseum poster like that because you are level headed. Unlike a lot of these stan war weirdos.

What is HL? Certain things can't be discussed on certain parts of this site, bias or not.

You only picked out one part of my quote and didn't speak on the rest

Probably not the right place to discuss this. I hear you

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Thread derailment how?

COLI MODS AND ADMIN PETTY AS fukk

My argument was succinct and unassailable that's why you're MAD because at the end of the day your defense is that oppression of other people is cool because Black people were oppressed and America don't give a fukk

That's selfish and short sighted PERIOD....you're children masquerading as grown men discussing topics that you can't fully grasp and then being mad when people more knowledgeable about the shyt pat you on the head and send you on your way

Leave grown up discussions to grown ups then...season starts next week, so you can post Complex and Mediafakeout articles about who is fukking who to your hearts content starting next Tuesday

 

[MikelArteta]

Be all about analytics and be a dumb ass

dude probably cost the nba billions of dollars
now he jack bauer status waiting for the Chinese to kidnap him and torture himn

 

[DonKnock]

Obviously I don’t think they would start a war over it

what I’m saying is the danger and hostility felt very real to the players actually in China.

The US government stepped in when a second round talent NCAA player was detained for stealing sunglasses in China.

You think China is going to be able to detain, torture, or kill an international American icon over another person’s political comments and that not start some type of conflict?

 

[mykey]

China..the 21st Century boss.

It's surreal thinking only 30 years ago there was mass famine there.

Now they have America by the collar.

 

[JackRoss]

@ExodusNirvana

I completely forgot about that spot. TLR and Coliseum are when it comes to things like this. I'm not the most educated but HL be on point with it

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

LePower

I disagreed with how Bron handled it..

but yea them athletes aint want to be over there after Morey made it hot.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

The US government stepped in when a second round talent NCAA player was detained for stealing sunglasses in China.

You think China is going to be able to detain, torture, or kill an international American icon over another person’s political comments and that not start some type of conflict?

One more time.

Apparently Morey feels his life is in danger on American soil.

Why the fukk wouldn’t the players be in danger in China?

China got more reach in America than in China?

Please explain the logic to me

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

This isn't a private company tho, this is an entire government trying to influence a business to fire someone over free speech outside of their jurisdiction.

 

[Spliff]

India here we come!

 

[NoHalfWay]

He should have just been fired

He tweeted the shyt when he was in Tokyo while Lebron, Harden, and Curry the biggest stars in the league were in China where they could’ve been kidnapped and at worst killed

Lol I highly doubt the Chinese would have the cajones to kill an American international superstar.

That would be an entirely new level of playing yourself.

 

[BunchePark]

Wtf happened exactly i barely paid attention to the initial Morey thing but i just got back from a cruise now lebron in trouble?

I admire anyone with time to follow this shyt lol