'People are angry,' said James Lo, a web designer who runs a Hong Kong basketball fan page on Facebook. 'By criticizing Daryl Morey on Monday, LeBron James endorsed a world where calling out his own government for wrongdoing is encouraged but China is above reproach,' USA Today columnist Dan Wolken wrote on Twitter. 'Lebron to Daryl Morey: shut up and dribble, or whatever it is you do here,' wrote ESPN radio's Will Cain. One protester showed support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey by wearing a Hakeem Olajuwon replica jersey at Tuesday's demonstration at a playground in Hong Kong. I don't want to get into a word or sentence feud with Daryl Morey, but I believe he wasn't educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke.'

Source: Daily Mail October 15, 2019 13:34 UTC