Cory Booker: The ‘progressive’ NBA is ‘cowering’ to China

Published October 11, 2019 6:46pm ET



Sen. Cory Booker blasted the NBA for not standing up to China after the league canceled all media appearances by their players during the remaining games in the country.

“What’s often lauded as the most progressive major sports league in the country is quickly cowering to an authoritarian regime in the name of profits,” the New Jersey Democrat said Friday on Twitter. “You can’t stand on principle only when it’s convenient.”

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