“China can't tell us what to do and we can't tell them what to do, that's the bottom line,”
--Shaq O'Neal.
A Tweet posted by Houston Rockets' GM Daryl Morey in support of Hong Kong protesters caused problems for the NBA and their relationship with China. During the opening night broadcast of TNT's pregame show, Shaq stood up for free speech...in contrast to Charles Barkley to embraced a far cautious tone as it relates to China, stating at point during the discussion
“We all have responsibility to our employer...I can’t come on TV and say anything I want to politically. I can’t do that.”