{"id":1503172,"date":"2022-06-04T08:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1503172"},"modified":"2022-06-04T08:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:04:16","slug":"nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-league-has-lost-tons-of-money-because-of-a-strained-relationship-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-league-has-lost-tons-of-money-because-of-a-strained-relationship-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says League Has Lost Tons of Money Because of a Strained Relationship with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fnba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-league-has-lost-tons-of-money-because-of-a-strained-relationship-with-china%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=1503172&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>The NBA has lost a stunning amount of money because of a strained relationship with China, but commissioner Adam Silver isn\u2019t worried.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since former Rockets GM <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/15\/report-lebron-james-raged-rockets-daryl-morey-china-hong-kong-tweet\/\">Daryl<\/a> Morey expressed support for freedom in Hong Kong, the league\u2019s relationship with the brutal dictatorship has been rocky. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/08\/11\/david-hookstead-wisconsin-badgers-college-football-king-in-the-north\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/08\/11\/david-hookstead-wisconsin-badgers-college-football-king-in-the-north\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1654339030290000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1yxtvEstMTz7fG5VBGplOQ\">(RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True\u00a0<span class=\"il\">King<\/span>\u00a0In The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">North<\/span>\u00a0When It Comes To College Football)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBA Owner Makes Insane Comments About China Oppressing The Uyghurs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRmg6Fq2pC\">https:\/\/t.co\/mRmg6Fq2pC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1483117841041833986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the NBA usually kisses the shoes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/20\/nba-owners-money-tied-up-china-10-billion\/\">CCP<\/a>, some people \u2014 most notably Morey and Enes Kanter \u2014 have spoken out against the crimes of the communist dictatorship, and that\u2019s led to relationships between the two sides being icy. Remember, if you don\u2019t walk the CCP line, you will be crushed!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBA Star Says League Officials Threatened To Ban Him For Criticizing China <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoMIzZBink\">https:\/\/t.co\/KoMIzZBink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1459138364632879105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Silver revealed Thursday night that some speaking out against China has cost the league hundreds of millions of dollars, according to Tim Bontemps.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a refreshing take, Silver admitted that\u2019s the cost of free speech and he\u2019s accepted that fact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Adam Silver says the NBA has lost hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few years due to the league\u2019s strained relationship with China, and that he accepts that as the cost of free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBontemps\/status\/1532519159065497600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Honestly, I am stunned that Silver admitted the league is losing money and that\u2019s the cost of free speech. It feels like the first time ever the NBA has kind of taken the stance that money won\u2019t be prioritized over American rights.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, it doesn\u2019t sound like he was enthusiastic about it, but we\u2019ll take whatever we can get at this point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBA owners have more than $10 billion invested in China. That\u2019s why the league refuses to speak out against the horrific crimes of the dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, it cost nothing to take a stand for freedom and support good over evil.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA should be ashamed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fUmKGWQ9dJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fUmKGWQ9dJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Hookstead (@dhookstead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhookstead\/status\/1527712317747732481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have to choose between supporting basic <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/15\/joe-tsai-china-brooklyn-nets-alibaba-uyghurs\/\">human<\/a> rights or supporting the brutal dictatorship in Beijing, it shouldn\u2019t ever be a tough decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Florida Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarcoRubio<\/a> Nukes The NBA For Pushing Gun Control While Bowing Down To China <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/73iL34IbES\">https:\/\/t.co\/73iL34IbES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1529826800083292160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/10\/14\/lebron-james-houston-rockets-hong-kong-china\/\">cowardly<\/a> things LeBron James ever did was when he refused to stand with Morey and support basic human rights overseas. Instead, he talked about the consequences of freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>It was despicable and one of the most shameful things I\u2019ve ever witnessed.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>So, props to Silver for admitting that freedom of speech means taking a hit in China. For once, it looks like the NBA is okay taking a hit financially when it comes to dealing with a tyrannical dictatorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA has lost a stunning amount of money because of a strained relationship with China, but commissioner Adam Silver isn\u2019t worried.Ever since former Rockets GM Daryl Morey expressed support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1503172","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\/1503172","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\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1503172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503172\/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=1503172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1503172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1503172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}