Several Chinese businesses are suspending ties with the NBA's Houston Rockets, after the basketball team's general manager expressed support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests.
Daryl Morey set off a firestorm in mainland China over the weekend when he posted an image on Twitter that read,"Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong." Tensions between Hong Kong and Beijing, which controls the former British colony, have been fueled by months of political unrest. Backlash from China followed quickly. The Chinese Basketball Association said Sunday it would suspend all cooperation with the Texas-based team.
the sports channel of China's top state broadcaster, announced that it would suspend airing Houston Rockets events on television.Read MoreAnd Tencent Sports said it would suspend live streaming for Houston Rockets games, as well as news about the team. Tencent is the NBA's exclusive, official digital partner in China. Nearly 500 million people in China watched NBA programming on Tencent platforms, according to the companies. They recently signed a five-year extension of that partnership.
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