On Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s since-deleted tweet, which showed support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
Silver’s statement comes after China’s state broadcaster canceled plans to show a pair of preseason games in China later this week.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca (@pescami), host of the daily podcast The Gist.
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