"Hong Kong Protest Support" NBA Rockets GM rebounds from Chinese companies on October 7 at 5:27
NBA = American professional basketball, Houston Rockets ’general manager has posted on Twitter to support Hong Kong ’s protests. But the influence is spreading, such as canceling the broadcast of the game.
Houston Rockets general manager posted a message to his Twitter on the 4th, “Let's get up with Hong Kong to fight for freedom”.
The post was immediately deleted, but in addition to a statement protested by the Chinese consulate general in Houston, Chinese banks and sportswear brands reviewed the sponsorship contracts with the team and sold products. A series of cancellations were announced.
The state-run China Central Television will also cancel the game.
Houston Rockets is a team to which a Chinese player who has been active as a star player who is taller than 2 meters and 20 centimeters belongs, and is still known for having many fans in China.
The Chinese version of Weibo has posted comments such as "I've seen Rockets games for 21 years, but I'm Chinese first," or "Appointing general manager for apology or dismissal."
Due to the widespread criticism, the team has been busy extinguishing fires, explaining that "General Manager's posts are unrelated to the team".