[18th Reuters]-American Basketball NBA Houston Rockets executives posted a tweet to support a Hong Kong demonstration, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA He revealed that he already suffered a huge loss in China.
NBA has built a huge fan base in China over the years, and the market size in China has estimated at $ 4 billion.
“At the“ Time 100 Health Summit ”in New York,“ I felt there was a lot of progress in cultural exchanges with the Chinese people. Remarks.
“I don't know where to go from here. However, the monetary impact is quite significant, and this situation may continue in the future.”
In China, Rocket's General Manager (GM) Daryl Morley posted a tweet to support a Hong Kong demonstration, and the NBA game was aired and the sponsor company reviewed its relationship with the NBA. ing.
Mr. Silver, who first appeared in public after his visit to Asia, said that the Chinese government asked him to dismiss Mr. Morley. "I told him that there was no possibility of dismissal. There was no possibility of disposing Mr. Morley."
Silver previously refused to apologize for honoring Mr. Morley's freedom of expression.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China commented at a regular meeting on the 18th that there was no fact that the Chinese government had asked Mr. Morley to be removed.
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