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After communist China gave the NBA a timeout following Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey's now-deleted tweet supporting the Hong Kong protesters, some NBA notable either profusely apologized to China or stayed silent in order to no upset the authoritarian state. After all, China gives the NBA $300 million a year to broadcast its games. China has continued to act like the communist bully they are and have been for the last 70 years by, now, reportedly banning NBA games, among other punishments for those that would dare speak against the country.
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Sources: ESPN (Harden Apology), Wall Street Journal, SFGate.com, National Post, Deadspin, CNBC, Twitter (Morey Apology), NBA.com, Twitter (Clay Travis/Kerr Video), Twitter (Matt Walsh)