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Paradise wrote:The Sixers fans on social media are NOT happy about it. This is going to get UGLY for our entire sport, country and fan base as a whole. Ugh.
clyde21 wrote:D.Brasco wrote:E-Balla wrote:This had been in play before Boris could spell Hong Kong. The man who wrote 99 years explicitly said the UK had no intention of ever giving up Hong Kong and as long as their businesses stay in HK and stay recording profits that benefit the UK they haven't given it up.
You'd have to be naive to believe a European power willingly gave up that much wealth for moral reasons.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/asia/china-xinjiang-muslim-camps.html
Do you blame this on European colonialism as well?
no, I blame euro colonialism on what's happening in Palestine, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and half of South America tho
mixerball wrote:some companies have factories in china... no wonder they need to be on their knees for china... but NBA is the product on american soil. its one and only. cant be replaced. cant be replaced with cheap labor in different country. i get there are nba products that are made in china and also TV rights but nba has the power to not act like some bullied nerd who cant stand for himself... no, they have power to say F you... make your own league if you are butthurt. oh, you already have your own league? but you are still crazy for nba? nuff said.
if any carefully constructed answer (to not trigger chinese snowflakes) the league gives, ends in even more boycott from china, then the only possible and logical answer should be before mentioned "F you"
D.Brasco wrote:clyde21 wrote:D.Brasco wrote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/asia/china-xinjiang-muslim-camps.html
Do you blame this on European colonialism as well?
no, I blame euro colonialism on what's happening in Palestine, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and half of South America tho
Ok but are you giving China a pass there on what they are doing just because they are not European?
I do think China's response to the HK protestors does have some after effects of being screwed over by Europeans in the past but I can't think of any remote justification to what they are doing to the Uyghurs and that story should be the one dominating the news.
TinmanZBoy wrote:You know who should like the current development of all... it should be Trump... Morey really did him a big favor... Now I question his motives
seewhy wrote:seccom wrote:BlueSan wrote:A Basketball game is not a place to go into political debates and sensitive topics like HK, the fan was rightfully ejected.
And when California wants out of USA which is their constitutional right, you can be 100% sure, the stance will be the same, same for Catalonia from Spain, Scotland from UK etc...
Let us not be hypocritical about it just cause it is China
But HK is not protesting for independence. They are protesting for Universal Suffrage and against Police Brutality. They want to become California, part of the USA, but a self governed state.
It is CCP that put out "HK Independence" as their defensive argument.
yeah yeah, just like those rioters are never violent, never did occupied airport and never threw firebombs at police. I guess people will always want to see and believe what they want.
Blazers-1977 wrote:Jason Whitlock in this clip does give why he thinks the NBA is acting like this(please forget about the host of the show as I only posted this because of what Whitlock said):
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nba-china-controversy-jason-whitlock
He believes Nike and the shoe companies are why its so difficult for the NBA to take strong action against China
Blazers-1977 wrote:Jason Whitlock in this clip does give why he thinks the NBA is acting like this(please forget about the host of the show as I only posted this because of what Whitlock said):
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nba-china-controversy-jason-whitlock
He believes Nike and the shoe companies are why its so difficult for the NBA to take strong action against China
NBAFan93 wrote:Paradise wrote:The Sixers fans on social media are NOT happy about it. This is going to get UGLY for our entire sport, country and fan base as a whole. Ugh.
I’m surprised they kicked them out. Is that typical for any protest signs? Like if someone bought a ticket to an NBA game and sat there with an anti-abortion sign or something like that, would they be asked to leave? I’m not sure. If it’s not policy to kick out people w/ signs that aren’t NBA related, it’s wrong.
Clemenza wrote:If you ask me Morey is done/finished. There's no coming back from this. Maybe they relieve him of his duties in private but still pay him while the guy next in line handles the day to day operations or something of that nature. Yesterday on NBA Sirius XM, during one of the shows, they said that each team could potentially lose $200-400 million in value because of this China situation. So I don't think its just the CCP that is pissed and wants Morey gone.
13th Man wrote:NBAFan93 wrote:Paradise wrote:The Sixers fans on social media are NOT happy about it. This is going to get UGLY for our entire sport, country and fan base as a whole. Ugh.
I’m surprised they kicked them out. Is that typical for any protest signs? Like if someone bought a ticket to an NBA game and sat there with an anti-abortion sign or something like that, would they be asked to leave? I’m not sure. If it’s not policy to kick out people w/ signs that aren’t NBA related, it’s wrong.
Agreed. That is just stupid and borderlining on racist imo. Minus points for the Sixers organization, just plain stupidity and selling out. The NBA is all over the map with this, very disappointing.
Do you support Americans having a voice or not? Or only on certain issues that suits your stance? Disgusting.
NBAFan93 wrote:TinmanZBoy wrote:You know who should like the current development of all... it should be Trump... Morey really did him a big favor... Now I question his motives
Why would Trump like this? Cause it makes the NBA players who have criticized him look hypocritical? If that’s why, I think that’s a very small thing in the scope of a much bigger picture - but maybe you mean something else.
