{"id":1091323,"date":"2021-12-06T19:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091323"},"modified":"2021-12-06T19:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:46:04","slug":"sen-scott-calls-for-meeting-with-nba-commissioner-over-silence-on-chinas-ongoing-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-scott-calls-for-meeting-with-nba-commissioner-over-silence-on-chinas-ongoing-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Scott Calls For Meeting With NBA Commissioner Over Silence On China\u2019s \u2018Ongoing Genocide\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-scott-calls-for-meeting-with-nba-commissioner-over-silence-on-chinas-ongoing-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091323&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott sent a letter Monday to National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver calling for a meeting to discuss the league\u2019s relationship with China.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/services\/files\/73DF0CB3-9F88-44CF-9630-F06ECA6B9144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a>, Scott mentioned China\u2019s oppression of Uyghur Muslims and the NBA\u2019s silence about the treatment of the Uyghurs and the reported forced labor that goes on in China. The NBA announced in July of 202o that it terminated its relationship with a league-run training academy in Xinjiang, China, which is the region where around one million Uyghurs are reportedly being held in concentration camps.<\/p>\n<p>Scott also mentioned his call to move the 2022 Olympic Games out of China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI write to request a meeting at the soonest possible date for us to discuss the NBA\u2019s involvement in Communist China. As I am sure you know, I have been vocal about the league\u2019s use of Communist Chinese-made apparel, its decision to crack down on Daryl Morey after his comments about protests in Hong Kong, the abuse of young players at NBA academies, and your organization\u2019s silence about Communist China\u2019s horrific human rights abuses and the ongoing genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. I have also urged the NBA to support my call to move the 2022 Olympic Games out of Communist China and to a country that actually respects human rights. Sadly, you have chosen to be silent on this as well,\u201d Scott wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be very clear \u2013 the issues I have outlined are neither speculative nor subject to debate. These are facts. The NBA has done nothing to stand up to Communist China, and in some ways has taken actions that seem to have no purpose other than to please General Secretary Xi\u2019s murderous and tyrannical Communist Chinese government,\u201d Scott continued.<\/p>\n<p>Scott also mentioned he had a conversation with Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter Freedom to discuss the NBA\u2019s silence on China\u2019s human rights abuses and said Enes should be celebrated by the league. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/07\/exclusive-rep-banks-apple-support-for-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Banks Slams Apple\u2019s \u2018Support For Slavery\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recently had a conversation with Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter Freedom to discuss these matters. I admire his bravery and commitment to freedom and democracy across the world. Players like Enes, who recently became an American citizen, should be celebrated by the NBA and held up as an example of courageous advocacy for the common good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THE LETTER HERE:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- 211206 Letter to Adam Silver on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/545120476\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-211206-Letter-to-Adam-Silver#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Senators, such as Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/22\/marsha-blackburn-interview-former-nba-player-royce-white-china-treatment-uyghur-muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pressing<\/a> the NBA over China. Blackburn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2020\/07\/23\/nba-responds-pressure-us-senators-regarding-leagues-relationship-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received a response<\/a> from the NBA in a letter in July 2020 that was made public after inquiring about the treatment of Uyghurs. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/22\/marsha-blackburn-interview-former-nba-player-royce-white-china-treatment-uyghur-muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Blackburn To Release Interview With Former NBA Player Royce White About China\u2019s Treatment Of Uyghurs)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum said they have not had any involvement with the Xinjiang basketball academy for over a year. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/07\/22\/nba-xinjiang-china-training-facility-uyghur-muslims-terminated-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: NBA Says It Has Terminated Relationship With Training Facility In Region Where Uighur Muslims Are Being Held)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blackburn released a video interview in July with former NBA player Royce White to discuss China\u2019s oppression of Uyghur Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>White,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/13\/nba-royce-white-uyghurs-shirt-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the former Houston Rockets first-round pick<\/a>, brought a \u201cFree the Uyghurs\u201d shirt to a Big 3 basketball game earlier in July and has continued to raise awareness about the treatment of Uyghurs in China on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Highway_30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a>. His current profile picture on Twitter also reads \u201cFree the Uyghurs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott sent a letter Monday to National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver calling for a meeting to discuss the league\u2019s relationship with China.In the letter, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1091323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1091323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1091323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1091323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1091323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}