Nike told stores in China to pull Houston Rockets merchandise

By John Gage

Published October 10, 2019 8:38pm ET

Nike told stores in China to pull Houston Rockets merchandise — An official directs traffic near a Chinese flag and a billboard advertising an NBA preseason basketball game on Thursday between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. The NBA has postponed Wednesday's scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled. | (AP)

Nike yanked Houston Rockets merchandise from some of its China stores after the Communist country started a feud with the NBA.

Managers at five of the stores in Shanghai said Thursday that a memo had been handed down by management demanding they take down Rockets merchandise. Other Nike stores across China also got rid of their Rockets merchandise.

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