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Now the Entire NBA is Banned

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ChillyPete32, Oct 8, 2019.

  1. malakas

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    So the CCP got scared USA will boycott the Winter Olympics and backed down.
     
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    too late, don't care
     
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    Didn't know where to put this, but certainly didn't want to start yet another China thread...

    "Managers at five Nike stores in Beijing and Shanghai told Reuters during visits on Thursday they had been told in recent days via a memo from management that all Rockets merchandise had to be removed."

    Linky-dinky: Houston Rockets Nike merchandise disappears from China stores

    Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. — Right, Nike? :rolleyes:
     
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    As I feared.

    They won't ban all of the NBA but only single out and target the Rockets.
     
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    I guess China won't be rocking the 2019-2020 NBA Champions gear.
     
  7. topfive

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    I guess it wasn't enough for most NBA fans in the US to hate us.


    Welcome, citizens of the People's Republic of China! Jump on the anti-Rockets bandwagon!

    Learn these new and interesting facts:
    • James Harden is a flopping hack whose only talent is baiting the refs by throwing his head back when there's contact!
    • Rockets fans are the single whiniest carbon-based lifeform in the universe!
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo was a clear-cut and obvious MVP choice last year! No need for discussion!
    • The Bulls would have certainly won titles in '94 and '95 if Michael Jordan hadn't been banned for gambling playing baseball.
    • Rudy Tomjanovich hasn't done nearly enough to warrant inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Quit being silly!
    ..and many, many more! Sign up today!
     
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    Tmac would have won like 12 championships if it wasn't for everybody else screwing it up for him
     
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    It's all his fault...his words
     
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    If they want to ban only the rockets the nba should pull everything. Are they going to stand with their own or placate? Where do their loyalties lie?

    We don’t need China, China needs the American consumer. If Americans quit buying their cheap **** they’d change their tune real quick.
     
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    Chinese state television did not air the NBA's opening night games Tuesday, and the league's streaming partner, Tencent, reduced its schedule and was showing just the Los Angeles Lakers-LA Clippers game.

    CCTV has customarily shown the league's opening night games but has pulled all NBA broadcasts in the wake of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet on Oct. 4 supporting anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Tencent has reduced its schedule but did stream some preseason games.

    Tencent is a media partner of ESPN and the NBA. The NBA declined comment.

    In a commentary over the weekend, CCTV said NBA commissioner Adam Silver will face "retribution sooner or later" for saying last week that Chinese officials made it clear they wanted Morey fired. The Chinese government denied Silver's claim.

    Meanwhile, outside Staples Center before the Lakers-Clippers opener, a small group of protesters chanted and offered fans T-shirts that read: "Fight For Freedom Stand For Hong Kong"

    Over the summer, the NBA agreed to a five-year extension to the streaming rights deal with Tencent reportedly worth $1.5 billion.


     
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    China: "now The entire WORLD is banned!'
     
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    They can now watch reruns of those stupid Michael bay transformers movies

    hahahahahaha
     
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    Lol they are so insecure

    So they’ve banned the NBA, clean air, and human rights

    They should have aqua man talk about Hong Kong so they can ban the ocean
     
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