Houston Chronicle by Benjamin Wermund Oct. 7, 2019
Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey has the support of some lawmakers in D.C., even as the Rockets and NBA have apologized for his comments supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
Morey over the weekend tweeted and quickly deleted an image including the words “fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.†His comments were quickly rebuked by Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and an NBA spokesman who noted they “deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable.â€
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz slammed the NBA, saying in a tweet "human rights shouldn’t be for sale & the NBA shouldn’t be assisting Chinese communist censorship."
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