Hong Kong and China

[m0nkey]

Kind of crazy how the most coverage it’s gotten since it started a few months ago is coming after an NBA GM tweets about the situation. 

[Adam]

Some progressive housewife went out there a couple weeks ago to tell the protesters they were stupid

[Tank]

very weird to me that china would make threats based on the tweet of an nba gm.

[Rico]

The NBA is now under Chinese rule.

 

[Jason]

 

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

The NBA is now under Chinese rule.

 

Not just the NBA

[Adam]

This shit s crazy with Nike, the NBA, etc. 

[arch stanton]

Nobody can be surprised to find out that global corporatism trumps global democracy. Think big picture. Free Chinese workers won't work for peanuts and that means no more dirt cheap Chinese garbage products with which to flood our makets

[Jason]

7 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Nobody can be surprised to find out that global corporatism trumps global democracy. Think big picture. Free Chinese workers won't work for peanuts and that means no more dirt cheap Chinese garbage products with which to flood our makets

Cheap ass Americans!

[Tank]

exactly how is the NBA affected by the Chinese being pissed at the rockets gm?

[Adam]

China doesn’t tolerate negative talk about its government. Lots of money over there for the NBA. They won’t jeopardize that

[Tank]

well, that's kinda pathetic.

[arch stanton]

22 minutes ago, Tank said:

well, that's kinda pathetic.

Welcome to Planet Earth, 2019

[Tank]

46 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Welcome to Planet Earth, 2019

thanks. are there any cookies or something?

[Jason]

 

[Jason]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/10/sports-agents-warn-players-to-avoid-china-talk-as-nba-walks-fine-line.html

Lol! China has everyone by the short and curlies 

[m0nkey]

It’s easy to sit back and say they need to speak up because it’s not our millions on the line, but they come across as clowns when they do all this talking about being more than an athlete. 
 

China says shut up and dribble, the nba says yes sir. 

[UndertheHalo]

it would way better if they just dropped the bullshit and admitted that “hey this is a shit load of money and I’m not going to lose it” 

 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

15 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

it would way better if they just dropped the bullshit and admitted that “hey this is a shit load of money and I’m not going to lose it” 

Of course it would but this is a league where they moved away from using the term "owner" because someone somewhere was offended by it.  Shit or get off the pot - you're either for equality or you're for money.  Don't pander then tuck your tail between your legs when it comes time to put up.  

[Lhalo]

2 minutes ago, Catwhoshatinthehat said:

Of course it would but this is a league where they moved away from using the term "owner" because someone somewhere was offended by it.  Shit or get off the pot - you're either for equality or you're for money.  Don't pander then tuck your tail between your legs when it comes time to put up.  

That was about money too. They didn't want to offend the blacks which is their primary audience.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Absolutely but if you're for equality then it should be across the board and not where you pick and choose what suits you or rather your wallet.  

[Jason]

 

[RallyMo]

On 10/9/2019 at 10:51 PM, Tank said:

exactly how is the NBA affected by the Chinese being pissed at the rockets gm?

Whaaaaaaaaat?

[RallyMo]

18 hours ago, Catwhoshatinthehat said:

Absolutely but if you're for equality then it should be across the board and not where you pick and choose what suits you or rather your wallet.  

...and let's be real: they can all still make a really decent amount of money without even being in China. It's just that these are additional billions of dollars that come with the apparently absolute caveat that they not speak freely.

[m0nkey]

Jesus Christ I was a big Lebron nutswinger but this guy is a clown