Draymond Green

How do you think we find that balance between what fans can say at a game and what you should or shouldn't respond to as an athlete?

We'll be right back. The NBA. 29 of the world's best basketball teams and also the Knicks. The regular season hasn't even kicked off yet, but there's already been a ton of drama. Now, if you haven't been keeping up, last week, the general manager of the Houston Rockets posted a tweet in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

We'll be right back. The NBA. 29 of the world's best basketball teams and also the Knicks. The regular season hasn't even kicked off yet, but there's already been a ton of drama. Now, if you haven't been keeping up, last week, the general manager of the Houston Rockets posted a tweet in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

And the NBA quickly put out a statement distancing themselves from that tweet. What was funny about this, though, was that the English version of the statement was very different from what it was being translated to for the Chinese Internet. So, like, in English, the statement was basically like, hey, China, we're sorry you're offended.

And the NBA quickly put out a statement distancing themselves from that tweet. What was funny about this, though, was that the English version of the statement was very different from what it was being translated to for the Chinese Internet. So, like, in English, the statement was basically like, hey, China, we're sorry you're offended.

But then the Mandarin one was like, rest assured, China, we will feed this man to the wolves. But then, here in America, people were pissed that the NBA was kowtowing to China, right? So, yesterday, they went into damage control mode, and things have only escalated from there.

But then the Mandarin one was like, rest assured, China, we will feed this man to the wolves. But then, here in America, people were pissed that the NBA was kowtowing to China, right? So, yesterday, they went into damage control mode, and things have only escalated from there.

Oh no. Not the preseason. No. Nobody cares about the preseason games. Fans in America are like, can you ban them here as well? Can you, uh... Yeah, the preseason is just, like, the boring stuff we're forced to sit through before the main event. Like, China banning preseason is like Disney getting rid of its lines. Just like, I'm sorry, but you'll have to go straight to the rides from now on.

Oh no. Not the preseason. No. Nobody cares about the preseason games. Fans in America are like, can you ban them here as well? Can you, uh... Yeah, the preseason is just, like, the boring stuff we're forced to sit through before the main event. Like, China banning preseason is like Disney getting rid of its lines. Just like, I'm sorry, but you'll have to go straight to the rides from now on.

I wish it didn't come to this. Oh, no. Still, though, China is seriously pissed off about the tweets, right? And they're also pissed off about the response from the NBA. And they aren't just taking preseason games off the air. They're also canceling NBA events. They're ripping down NBA signs everywhere. In fact, like, everything NBA-related is basically banned. Yeah, no basketball, no LeBron.

I wish it didn't come to this. Oh, no. Still, though, China is seriously pissed off about the tweets, right? And they're also pissed off about the response from the NBA. And they aren't just taking preseason games off the air. They're also canceling NBA events. They're ripping down NBA signs everywhere. In fact, like, everything NBA-related is basically banned. Yeah, no basketball, no LeBron.

In fact, no jumping. Yeah. You see a puddle, you just walk right through that shit. You can have doughnuts, but no Dunkin'. And all office workers in China, if you need to throw something in the trash, none of this, no buzzer beaters. You get out and you just place it gently in the bin. So China is basically going to war with the NBA, all because of a single tweet.

In fact, no jumping. Yeah. You see a puddle, you just walk right through that shit. You can have doughnuts, but no Dunkin'. And all office workers in China, if you need to throw something in the trash, none of this, no buzzer beaters. You get out and you just place it gently in the bin. So China is basically going to war with the NBA, all because of a single tweet.

And as surprising as that may seem to some people, the truth is this kind of thing has been happening between China and American companies a lot.

And as surprising as that may seem to some people, the truth is this kind of thing has been happening between China and American companies a lot.

Damn, China gets offended by a lot of shit. They're like that one guy at work who takes everything personally. Just like, hey man, I like your shoes. Like, oh wow, so you don't like looking at my feet? Uh, no, I do like your feet. Gross, you're a pervert. Now, here's the thing.

Damn, China gets offended by a lot of shit. They're like that one guy at work who takes everything personally. Just like, hey man, I like your shoes. Like, oh wow, so you don't like looking at my feet? Uh, no, I do like your feet. Gross, you're a pervert. Now, here's the thing.

The truth is these companies don't have to take orders from China about what to say or how to act, but they do it because nobody wants to lose access to a billion Chinese customers. It's a powerful incentive. So powerful, in fact, that China's influence is affecting how Americans can act on American soil.

The truth is these companies don't have to take orders from China about what to say or how to act, but they do it because nobody wants to lose access to a billion Chinese customers. It's a powerful incentive. So powerful, in fact, that China's influence is affecting how Americans can act on American soil.

That's right. Fans in Philadelphia got kicked out of a basketball game last night for chanting, free Hong Kong. And I didn't realize that yelling shit at a basketball game was against the rules. I mean, that must have been so confusing for all the other fans. You know, because this guy's there like, free Hong Kong!