China: broadcast of NBA preseason games canceled following a tweet about the situation in Hong Kong

China's public broadcaster CCTV and the Chinese internet service group Tencent have canceled the broadcast of NBA preseason games in the country in October 2019, following a tweet from Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets NBA franchise, supporting the pro-independence protests in Hong Kong, published on 05/10/2019.

Daryl Morey, James Harden (star player of the Houston Rockets)m Tilman Fertitta (owner of the Houston Rockets) and the NBA have all apologized to the Chinese public following this tweet, since deleted by its author, while other promotional events of the NBA in China continue to be canceled by Chinese authorities, according to US media on 08/10/2019.

"There is no doubt, the economic impact is already clear. There have already been fairly dramatic consequences from that tweet, and I have read some of the media suggesting that we are not supporting Daryl Morey, but in fact we have. I think as a values-based organization that I want to make it clear: that Daryl Morey is supported in terms of his ability to exercise his freedom of expression," said Adam…