HOUSTON — Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey fired off a tweet last week heard 'round the world.<br />Morey tweeted an image last Friday that read: "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong." <br /><br />It was in reference to the pro-democracy / anti-China protests that have been raging in Hong Kong for the past four months. <br />And then faster than an SJW can get outraged, Chinese people across the universe were deeply offended. <br /><br />Chinese feelings were so hurt the USGS released a statement saying it measured 8.7 on the Richter scale.<br />The Chinese Basketball Association—what's that??—whose president is former Rockets center Yao Ming, was so outraged it said it was suspending its relationship with the team. Suspending??<br />Chinese state television and Tencent both said they wouldn't be showing Rockets games. Guess that means VPNs for Chinese that want to watch the Beard or Westbrook. <br />Probably one of the most pathetic responses however came from Rockets owner Timan Fertitta who instantly took to Twitter to kowtow and say that Morey didn't speak for the Rockets. <br />Luckily the No Backbone Association had Morey's back—in that that is exactly where they stuck the knife. <br />The No Balls Association immediately called a full court kowtow calling Morey's tweet "regrettable" in the free world, but then tailoring a China-pleasing version for their official Chinese-language page on Weibo. <br />Unfortunately, Morey has had to delete the original HK tweet and go into apology mode. Why? For speaking the truth? Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.
