If you get on the wrong side of South Park, as LeBron James has with his take on the NBA’s difficult week, you know it’s time to revisit your thinking. As Twitchy reported earlier, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver held his first interview ever since the “Stand with Hong Kong” controversy sprung up and mentioned that “the financial consequences have been and may continue to be fairly dramatic” even though the league had “taken a principled position” and not acquiesced to the Chinese (which exactly what it did).
And what did Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey do, exactly? Tweet this:
Houston Rockets suspended by Chinese sponsor after GM posted (and quickly deleted) this tweet.
If you’re doing business in China, no disloyal politics allowed.
NBA should stand with @dmorey. But won’t. $$$ pic.twitter.com/TyumK6KDl9
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) October 6, 2019
Morey deleted the tweet and quickly threw up a wishy-washy hostage-style apology, but he, for now, still holds his job, which is a mystery to Jay Scott Smith:
I’m just spit-balling here, but…How Does Daryl Morey still have a job right now?
I mean, he literally created an international incident that potentially cost the league BILLIONS (regardless if you agree with his tweet or not), and he’s still cashing @Rockets checks.
— Jay Scott Smith (@JayScottSmith) October 17, 2019
Ratio
— P.Biz (@NYSportsBiz) October 17, 2019
This is a bad take
— The Fighting Ginsburgs (@TGinsburgs) October 17, 2019
A very bad take.
— FantasyMagic (@jamesabaileyjr) October 17, 2019
one of the worst takes i’ve ever seen
— Dom (@nyydom2) October 17, 2019
I’m genuinely embarrassed for the guy and my name is Ben Dover
— Ben Dover (@BenDove007) October 17, 2019
Just an awful take
— Janembafreak (@JanembaFreak) October 17, 2019
Keep spitballing not quite there yet
— Rick Sanchez (@son_ofa_car) October 17, 2019
Because it was the right thing to do?
— Lazaro Alvelaez (@AlvelaezLazaro) October 17, 2019
Because he is right
— A Canadian Bacon style merc ??? (@oldmanfudo) October 17, 2019
You know the answer
— GOBIG (@sorrentotwin) October 17, 2019
Because oh I don’t know, he is entitled to speak his mind just like ev-ery-bod-y else. ?
— THEW (@aaronthew) October 17, 2019
Your spitball take is extremely bad.
— Barzin Akhavan (@BarzinAkhavan) October 17, 2019
Because we thankfully don’t live in China.
— Alice Kennedy ♻️ (@mock_duchess) October 17, 2019
Thank you Individual 235365, your social credit has increased by 14 points.
— Rolling ? Pumpkin (@E_Creator) October 17, 2019
Excellent tweet
— Dave Loughran (@Loughy_D) October 17, 2019
Mom get the camera some dude name Jay Scott Smith with a blue check mark just told everyone he loves China and wants to increase his social credit score and be a great ally to Mao and his cohort.
— C Dawg (@BRILBRO) October 17, 2019
How? It’s called a republic ruled by a democracy. We’re not beholden to China. If you want to be. Move there. What the fuck is wrong with people that think what Daryl did was wrong?
— Dustin Penner (@Dustinpenner25) October 17, 2019
How many companies can you work for in the US where you tweet something that literally cost your company hundreds of millions of dollars, cost your league billions in capital, damage the brand and still keep your gig? More successful dudes have been fired for far less.
— Jay Scott Smith (@JayScottSmith) October 17, 2019
Incredible ratio here
— Christopher Wurstner (@CWurstner) October 17, 2019
The ratio I came here for
— B Fox (@bfoxthinks) October 17, 2019
Holy concave skull take, Batman!
— Diana Death (@TheeDianaDeath) October 17, 2019
Can you imagine the ‘Wrongful Termination’ lawsuit he’d have against not only the Rockets but the league as well?
As a @HoustonRockets fan I wanted @dmorey run out of town for pitiful player selections, but not for this shit.
Not now, not ever…#IStandWithMorey?#RunAsOne— Big Win (@BigWinInTx) October 17, 2019
Just here for the ratio.
Oh and this is a bad take. pic.twitter.com/BmWRUFw1aF— Jackie (@BoxerJackimus) October 17, 2019
Things aren’t always about money. Values are important.
— Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) October 17, 2019
Because we don’t bow down to China. Period
— MeeGee (@Resourcyful) October 17, 2019
Because the Chinese communist government is not going to dictate if someone’s gonna keep their job or not.
— Leader of the Foot Clan (@aka_Chuck_Cross) October 17, 2019
Because China's not our actual boss (yet)?
— Annette (@AnnetteLBC) October 17, 2019
We live in America and aren't subject to Chinese oversight?
— Alurl (@AlurlLP) October 17, 2019
Because in America we have freedom of speech and a foreign government that hates freedom should not be controlling what happens in our country.
— Brian Hopkins (@daddy0306) October 17, 2019
I bet firing him would be a great look for the league with little to no backlash! Couldn’t agree with you more
— whatSfOrsUPper? (@FuckSci) October 17, 2019
How do Lebron and Steph Curry still have any fans??? These guys virtue signal on everything from police brutality, to the NCAA. Preach their strong disgust in people being discriminated against……… Then when it affects their pocketbook, they ”shut up and dribble” ?
— Nic (@TequilaWanderer) October 17, 2019
Is this serious? pic.twitter.com/fsDUsQRQ9t
— Edley S. Finning (@EdleyA_M11) October 17, 2019
Because they don’t want the US money to dry up. China will be back to normal in a bit. But if Morey was fired you’d see US money start to be pulled out too.
— Daniel (@DanielBaker1) October 17, 2019
Just an awful take
— Janembafreak (@JanembaFreak) October 17, 2019
because then you're allowing a foreign entity to dictate employment and policies by holding money over your head. Silver would sooner see the loss than allow China to pick and choose NBA voices.
— Victor Santoyo | Website Security (@v_santoyo) October 17, 2019
Nah you're giving silver too much credit here. He'd def fire Morey if there were no repercussions stateside. They'd lose money either way but less by keeping this current stance.
— nomad ? (@wowbender) October 17, 2019
Money vs Morals
It's that simple, Jay. The NBA has a home market that is based on personal freedom, made great strides as a progressive leader. China is none of these things, and is clearly a short term partner given its demographics. Invest in democracies instead.
— Paul Atwal (@paulatwal) October 17, 2019
THANK YOU
— Masen (@masenstevens) October 17, 2019
— Make passive income on your DCL land (@TheBlockRunner) October 17, 2019
Because he told no lies
— Dom E Wilson (@Nique_Noodle) October 17, 2019
It’s this kind thinking that’s what’s wrong with American businesses these days #nba #activisionblizzard
— Ryan (@RAK4TW) October 17, 2019
Yeah, he sort of spoke truth and supported a humanitarian cause. It just happened to be in conflict with his personal business interests. That's a bad idea, sure, but it's also the moral decision.
— Dwane Casey’s Burner (@liduponmyhead) October 17, 2019
Here's how:
Adam Silver on Daryl Morey:
"We were being asked to fire him by the Chinese government. … We said there’s no chance that’s happening. There’s no chance we’ll even discipline him."
— Celtics In My Veins (@Soobacart) October 17, 2019
Because he has a right to express his free speech and political views. It’s not hard to understand
— Vinny (@DbfzVinny) October 17, 2019
I'm no business major but firing Morey would've done WAY more damage to their brand (and it might have be irreparable) and I don't think you want to have that kind of PR problem in your home. Blizzard is finding this out the hard way.
— Account (@randoacct315637) October 17, 2019
I'm gonna spitball here and say it's probably a matter of principal, values, and integrity.
— Ken Truffen (@KenTruffen) October 17, 2019
Yeah, I mean, how can you let an employee speak out on human rights if it hurts your pocket book?!?
— Texigan Cards (@TexiganCards) October 17, 2019
— robert (@Bobby2timez) October 17, 2019
This ain’t it chairman
— Rick Guevara (@e_guevara) October 17, 2019
Time check 1:28 central time, the stupidest tweet of the day was recorded
— Denis Beganovic (@db1764) October 17, 2019
Firing him would cost the NBA big $ in the U.S. Imagine the heat they would take here by buckling to communist China’s demand to fire him.
— Student of the Game (@student_game) October 17, 2019
I mean no disrespect to you as a person but sir, I must say with full sarcasm: yeah, let’s appease fascists, that’s what world history taught us, right?
— Masen (@masenstevens) October 17, 2019
“Why has this man not been fired for talking about politics on his own account?”
Alternatively
“How has this man not been fired for speaking in support of a democratic protest against a country that is trying to rob them of their freedom?”— Lythander Crosswell (@CrossLy_er) October 17, 2019
Civil liberties that we enjoy on a daily are worth BILLIONS to those who ain't have the same rights.
— All Dabs Matter ???????? (@RobotoThe) October 17, 2019
It is sad that someone from an HBCU doesn’t understand the importance of freedom of speech and democracy. No money should be able to buy your silence unless your morals are off, glad a few came before you with higher character.
— Seth Parker (@Seth_Parker_) October 17, 2019
Good thing he has a job. It shows that the NBA still has a little bit of balls and backs their people and don’t cave to the Chinese gov. Very bad “spitball”
— morky mork (@maztotal) October 17, 2019
This tweet will not age well.
— MD (@davisjpn) October 17, 2019
This ain’t it my dude. Stand up for something
— FERBDON (@GerbDerp) October 17, 2019
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