'One of our best values here in America is free speech... we're allowed to speak up about injustices, and that's just how it goes. And if people don't understand that, that's something they have to deal with,' Shaquille O'Neal said of the NBA-China spat
Basketball icon Shaquille O'Neal has weighed in on the spat between the NBA and China, siding with Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey and his right to support pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
O'Neal, who played for multiple NBA teams before retiring in 2011, spoke on television network TNT Tuesday night as the NBA kicked off the first games of the season."As American people, we do a lot of business in China, and they know and understand our values, and we understand their values," O'Neal said."And one of our best values here in America is free speech.
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