【Text/Observer Network Ruan Jiaqi】
Tang costumes are worn on the body, and many NBA players have also become the heart of China.
Due to a series of incidents caused by the inappropriate remarks of NBA Houston Rockets general manager Morey, it has now begun to affect coaches and players, and many people have recently expressed their "side".
In the voices that almost one-sidedly support Morey and NBA President Xiao Hua, there are still NBA star players including James Harden, "Westbrook" Russell Westbrook, C.J. McClem, "Round Bench" Eric Gordon, etc., supportIng China in different ways.
The "tragedy" triggered by Morey's Tweet, which suddenly happened before the start of the 2019 NBA China Tournament (10th), made the entire NBA become the center of the topic vortex.
Many coaches and players have been pressed by the media about their attitudes on the matter in recent days, and many have remained silent or wait-and-see.
At the center of the event, the Rockets, head coach D'Antoni, declined to answer the subject after Tuesday's game. The Warriors' Kerr said he would not comment on the full picture.
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In response to Morey's inappropriate remarks, the first to react positively was the Rockets' star player Harden.
At a press conference in Tokyo on the 7th, Harden stood with teammate Wei Shao for a public interview. He was the first person in the NBA to apologize for the incident, and both were angrily scolded and insulted by American fans.
"We apologize. We love China. Harden added: "We like to play there [in China]. We are both, going to [China] once or twice a year. They (Chinese) gave us the greatest support and we thank them... We thank them for their support. ”
However, when Xiao Hua, president of the NBA, arrived in Shanghai overnight on the 9th to "exchange", Harden spoke out again and publicly expressed his support for Xiao Hua.
Harden said: "We all have the right to freely express ourselves, it's our daily life. Everyone can express their feelings, it's just that what we say will be agreed by some people, some people will disagree, this is our way of life. I am here to support Xiao Hua. ”
The Harden figure is from the New York Post
The day after the apology was scolded, Wei Shao, who "fought side by side" with Harden, still insisted on his attitude and walked into the press conference yesterday (8th) wearing a red Tang costume.
Although the live broadcast was stopped due to Morey's inappropriate remarks, Chinese fans were slightly sorry that they could not watch wei shao's rocket career debut, but they were really touched to see Wei Shao wearing Tang costumes.
Image from social media
When he sat down with Harden, Wei Shao had been fiddling with his Tang costume to smooth out the folds caused by sitting down.
Screenshot of live video
Like Harden, because of wearing Tang costumes, Wei Shao could not escape the scolding of American fans.
However, his response was very "rigid", uploading a photo on his instagram with a reply.
Another Rockets player, The Round Bench, showed kindness to China on his personal Weibo account.
Portland Trail Blazers player CJ also posted a Weibo post at noon today, with a picture of the Chinese flag.
In the video, he arrives at the stadium wearing a sports jacket emblazoned with the word "China" on his right chest.
In addition to these introverted expressions of opinion, there are also people who react very excitedly, such as former NBA player Glenn Davis, who is fierce and unpleasant.
He posted a selfie video on social media angrily accusing Morey of underestimating the influence of basketball in Asia and saying that someone should kick him hard, which shows that he is extremely angry at Morey's remarks.
Due to the continuous escalation of the "Morey Incident", it has dealt a fatal blow to the entire 2019 NBA China Tournament, with many events cancelled or rescheduled.
All the activities related to the China Game were cancelled today, including: the Nets' public training scheduled to start at 11 o'clock today, the Lakers' caring action, the "2019 Fan Night" scheduled for the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center at 18:00, and the media public interviews of the two teams.
There are also players who feel helpless about this.
Nets center "Jordan Jr." DeAndre Jordan said in an interview that he was sorry and frustrated about not being able to meet with Chinese fans, but did not comment much on the "Morey incident".
"Unfortunately, today's events in China have been cancelled, but we are not experts in this field, our area of expertise is basketball. We want to come here and play and meet all our fans in China. ”