Protesters rally at Southorn Playground in Hong Kong on Tuesday in support of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Photo: AFP
Protesters rally at Southorn Playground in Hong Kong on Tuesday in support of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Photo: AFP
China /  Diplomacy

China denies it pressured NBA to sack Houston Rockets’ Daryl Morey

  • League chief Adam Silver says Chinese government demanded Morey be fired but Beijing says it never made the request

Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 11:04pm, 18 Oct, 2019

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Protesters rally at Southorn Playground in Hong Kong on Tuesday in support of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Photo: AFP
Protesters rally at Southorn Playground in Hong Kong on Tuesday in support of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Photo: AFP
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