Tag: Hong Kong

Game company punishes professional player over Hong Kong protest support

Melissa Quinn · October 8, 2019 10:12 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a welcome reception for the NBA Japan Games 2019 between the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

ESPN ordered hosts to stay silent on Hong Kong protests after NBA-China fight

Tim Pearce · October 8, 2019 9:57 pm

President Donald Trump participates in a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

Trump applauds ‘tremendous signage’ at pro-democracy Hong Kong protests

John Gage · October 8, 2019 8:28 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver walks away from the podium after speaking at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Saitama, near Tokyo.

NBA preseason game broadcasts suspended by China state TV

John Gage · October 8, 2019 7:14 pm

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr smiles while talking to an official during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Chicken Kerr: The NBA coach is outspoken, unless China's flagrant human rights abuses are involved

Becket Adams · October 8, 2019 3:37 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a welcome reception for the NBA Japan Games 2019 between the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

NBA commissioner clarifies statement on China tweet debacle after initial response ‘left people angered’

Mike Brest · October 8, 2019 2:21 pm

The op-ed "How Did Women Fare in China's Communist Revolution?" tries to show an upside to the brutal Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Why is Joe Tsai regurgitating Chinese intelligence propaganda?

Tom Rogan · October 8, 2019 10:18 am

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The NBA, Top Gun, and China’s subjugation of American culture

Tom Rogan · October 7, 2019 7:15 pm

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The NBA loves political activism, unless you support Hong Kong

Tom Joyce · October 7, 2019 6:36 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a welcome reception for the NBA Japan Games 2019 between the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

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Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA

Philip Klein · October 7, 2019 2:31 pm

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey discusses the direction of the team Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Houston after the decision to part ways with NBA basketball head coach Rick Adelman.

NBA under fire for Hong Kong protest tweet

Caitlin Yilek · October 7, 2019 12:50 pm

A student dressed in black gather on the University Mall at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during a class boycott rally in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Driver beaten bloody after taxi plows into protesters in Hong Kong

Ellie Bufkin · October 6, 2019 6:35 pm