Hundreds of fans attending a Brooklyn Nets game on Oct. 18 wore “Stand With Hong Kong” or “Free Tibet” shirts, showing support for the executive who posted a tweet saying “Stand With Hong Kong” earlier this month.
Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, the executive, later faced backlash within the league and from the Chinese regime and Chinese businesses. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta distanced himself from Morey’s view and Rockets star James Harden, while in China for a game, apologized for what Morey did. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James called Morey “misinformed.”
