Deer NBA: If you want to do business in China, and make money in China, then don't go around disrespecting China.

Oh how times change wrote:

2018: Silver said the "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important" is something that's been passed down over the decades. It's "part of being an NBA player."

https://money.cnn.com/2018/02/16/news/companies/nba-adam-silver-player-activism/index.html

Clearly it is not "times" that have changed, but whether the virtue signalling is oriented correctly.

Hearthstone = wusses wrote:

In response, Blizzard Entertainment announced that Chung had fallen afoul of its rules, which state: "Engaging in any act that, in Blizzard's sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image will result in removal from Grandmasters and reduction of the player's prize total to $0 USD."

"Effective immediately, Blitzchung is removed from Grandmasters and will receive no prizing for Grandmasters Season 2," Blizzard said in a statement. "Additionally, Blitzchung is ineligible to participate in Hearthstone esports for 12 months beginning from Oct. 5th, 2019 and extending to Oct. 5th, 2020." The company's Chinese social media accounts added the sentence, "We will, as always, resolutely safeguard the country's dignity."

A plan was hatched on Reddit’s subreddit r/HongKong to make the character Mei-Ling from the game Overwatch become a pro-Hong Kong protester by photoshopping and drawing the character in various ways that promote the protests. In this way, China would be forced to ban the game from the country, and possibly Blizzard itself.

foreign policier wrote:

u no it wrote:

NBA was 'just fine' being a political organization... until it ran into the China beast.

Well of/c the National Basketball Association should take an interest in national politics. But stepping out of line into the international arena isn't right.

There are 2 legitimate sides to national politics. Sometimes even more. The NBA would be wise not to take sides

When will lots of civilian Hong Kongers start getting shot? Any predictions? Like, will there be snipers? Will there be water canons first? Does China use attack dogs?

Oh how times change wrote:

2018: Silver said the "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important" is something that's been passed down over the decades. It's "part of being an NBA player."

https://money.cnn.com/2018/02/16/news/companies/nba-adam-silver-player-activism/index.html

In the near future, NBA/NFL/CNN/etc all will be openly anti-homosexual, to cater to China and Islam.

NBA goes radio silent for rest of China trip. Am I the only one that thinks more professional sports teams should implement similar measures for the rest of their seasons? As much as I would miss the snippets of brilliant political insight we get from professional athletes that spent very little time in an actual college classroom, it would bring the focus back to the game itself.

“You see NBA players constantly over the summer during their off-season running to China to do the bidding of their shoe companies and to sell their shoes in the China market and so the NBA is really being exposed as not nearly as much of an American business as it is a global business with China perhaps having more influence over it than even America,” Whitlock explained.

“These athletes are young and I’m not giving them an excuse but they’re young,” he continued. “Many of them didn’t go to college, they’ve only spent a year or two ago in college. ... These guys can rail against our government, our president and be applauded for it. They don’t have the courage to speak out against a communist government. All kinds of human rights violations. It’s the epitome of hypocrisy and cowardice."

This story is “really about Nike.” Whitlock notes that the NBA is a $8 billion per year business, while Nike is a $40 billion per year business. In his view, the NBA answers to Nike, while Nike answers to China.

By entering into the Chinese market, companies like Nike are now “overrun” by Chinese economic and political interests. In turn, Chinese actors have “the ability to influence American culture.” Drawing upon history, Whitlock highlights how communist countries “have used the strategy of smearing the West, aka America as being the racist demon of the planet” and they do it “to cover up their own racism, their own depravity.”

Harambe wrote:

Good. No need to do business with a police state.

Amen ! Under trump civil rights can be terminated for the right price

The NBA Players in China for games to protest China's lack of free speech, or human rights (example they kill prisoners to sell their organs), should sit or take a knee when they play the CHINESE National Anthem.

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Oh how times change wrote:

2018: Silver said the "sense of an obligation, social responsibility, a desire to speak up directly about issues that are important" is something that's been passed down over the decades. It's "part of being an NBA player."

https://money.cnn.com/2018/02/16/news/companies/nba-adam-silver-player-activism/index.html

In the near future, NBA/NFL/CNN/etc all will be openly anti-homosexual, to cater to China and Islam.

If I was President, whenever I would meet with President Xi of China, or the Leader of an Islamic country, I would ask them if they go by the He, Him, His Pronouns? or what pronouns do you like to go by?.

I got this Idea because I heard Chris Cuomo asked Kamala Harris what Pronouns she goes by and Harris said She, Her, Hers, and Cuomo said so do I.

LeBron James called Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey uneducated and went off at-length about the “negative” side-effects of free speech, in reaction to Morey’s tweet of support to pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1183927797728894976

"We all talk about this freedom of speech. Yes, we all do have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others and you're only thinking about yourself," LeBron said. "I don't want to get into a word or sentence feud with Daryl Morey but I believe he wasn't educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke. And, so many people could have been harmed, not only financially but physically, emotionally, spiritually. So, just be careful what we tweet and what we say, and what we do. Even though yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that too."

"Let me clear up the confusion," LeBron said ... "I do not believe there was any consideration for the consequences and ramifications of the tweet. I’m not discussing the substance. Others can talk About that."

"My team and this league just went through a difficult week. I think people need to understand what a tweet or statement can do to others. And I believe nobody stopped and considered what would happen. Could have waited a week to send it."

So Morey was only thinking about HIMSELF, when he tweeted support for Hong Kong?

LeBron said Morey was uneducated on the situation in Hong Kong, Hopefully Lebron can sit down and tell Morey what THE REAL situation in Hong Kong is, LeBron James is every bit as Knowledgeable and great when it comes to World Affairs, as he is a Great Basketball Player.

Megamillionaire players = hypocritic cowards wrote:

Drawing upon history, Whitlock highlights how communist countries “have used the strategy of smearing the West, aka America as being the racist demon of the planet” and they do it “to cover up their own racism, their own depravity.”

See the irony?

Kong Hong wrote:

When will lots of civilian Hong Kongers start getting shot? Any predictions? Like, will there be snipers? Will there be water canons first? Does China use attack dogs?

This and far more is already being done by Israel to the people of Gaza and has been going on for nearly 2 years.

You won't hear a peep of criticism from the American government or establishment or media.

You don't criticize Israel and keep your job in America.