People are talking about the Houston Rockets basketball team and a message a team official left on social media. Writing on the Twitter message service, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressed support for protesters in Hong Kong. His tweet has been widely criticized in China. Some Chinese companies and show business personalities are moving to cut ties with the Rockets and the National Basketball Association (NBA). But some observers say the effort to rebuke the NBA could hurt China’s own basketball program. On Tuesday, a growing number of Chinese businesses moved to cut ties with the Houston Rockets. Among them were state-operated China Central Television and the Chinese Basketball Association. People voiced their anger with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on the internet. They criticized his decision not to apologize for Morey’s tweet.
Title: Pro-Hong Kong Tweet by Team Official Threatens NBA’s Ties with China
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data-start-time='22271' data-end-time='27833'>His tweet has been widely criticized in China.</span> <span data-start-time='27833' data-end-time='40604'>Some Chinese companies and show business personalities are moving to cut ties with the Rockets and the National Basketball Association (NBA).</span> <span data-start-time='40604' data-end-time='51500'>But some observers say the effort to rebuke the NBA could hurt China’s own basketball program.</span> <span data-start-time='51500' data-end-time='61833'>On Tuesday, a growing number of Chinese businesses moved to cut ties with the Houston Rockets.</span> <span data-start-time='61833' data-end-time='71167'>Among them were state-operated China Central Television and the Chinese Basketball Association.</span> <span data-start-time='71167' data-end-time='79646'>People voiced their anger with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on the internet.</span> <span data-start-time='79646' data-end-time='86771'>They criticized his decision not to apologize 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