Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on
- The NBA franchise was expected to engage in a community development event in Shanghai on Tuesday
- Event was cancelled at short notice with no explanation offered
Organisers were forced to cancel an NBA Cares Brooklyn Nets community event hours before it was scheduled to take place in Shanghai on Tuesday.
The Nets were set to make an appearance at the New World Experimental Primary School in Shanghai in a court refurbishment ceremony, however a few hours before, the NBA abruptly sent out an email stating the event was cancelled.
Sources have confirmed that the event was cancelled by the government and not the NBA. NBA China said they would keep media updated on the fate of Wednesday’s event, another NBA Cares fan event at the Oriental Sports Centre.
The Nets are then scheduled to play a double-header against the Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai on Thursday and on Saturday in Shenzhen.
This is the latest development in a furore that began last Friday when Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey fired off a tweet indicating his support for the protest movement in Hong Kong, which he later deleted.
We apologise. We love China. We love playing there. We go there once or twice a year. They show us most support so we appreciate them