China is a BUSINESS PARTNER.....do you jump like a scared child every time they throw a tantrum?
The NBA will decide how subservient they wish to be to the chinese government or not......China may well be xenophobic and nationalist enough that they can ban the NBA forever...their citizens will respond however they see fit.They may be timid enough.
The NBA however has the power also to realize that they can hold their partners to certain standards....And one of those standards is to respect the employees of members of NBA organizations.
Morey expressed a personal opinion, he did not say that this was the opinion of the Houston Rockets or the NBA and no rational business partner reacts like how the Chinese did..
And by the way no matter how much money a partner has....dealing with IRRATIONAL people ends up being not worth it in the long run
Simple rule going forward...if you are a Chinese business partner with the NBA...you pay all your money upfront so that in the event your govt strong arms you...that cost is at you...we already got the money
5 star post... dap and rep