The NBA found itself in the middle of a firestorm Monday ¡ª facing criticism from both Beijing and U.S. lawmakers ¡ª for its reaction to a tweet by the Houston Rockets¡¯ general manager backing ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Beijing was furious over General Manager Daryl Morey¡¯s tweet supporting the protesters, while U.S. lawmakers slammed the NBA¡¯s response as a capitulation.
The controversy erupted less than 48 hours before the Rockets were to begin a two-game preseason series against the Toronto Raptors outside Tokyo and ahead of more NBA exhibition games in China.
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