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bluejays · 10-08-2019, 04:26 PM

I thought Adam Silver towed the line really really well. As a protege of David Stern, I thought he'd be just as slimy. I guess not. For 95% of corporations out there, the CEO would have bent over backwards for that sweet sweet Chinese money. In this case, the commish made his point without explicitly saying it. He's simply saying in a pro-democratic society, we express opinions and that's fine. I think the way he did it was very fair. No side will back down - likely it'll just be hush hush and we won't hear much from either side that this ever happened. I would really really appreciate if a player did something in support of Hong Kong - that would really throw some chaos into the mix, though personally I don't like politics in sports or anything.

10-08-2019, 04:26 PM	#13
bluejays Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Exp:	I thought Adam Silver towed the line really really well. As a protege of David Stern, I thought he'd be just as slimy. I guess not. For 95% of corporations out there, the CEO would have bent over backwards for that sweet sweet Chinese money. In this case, the commish made his point without explicitly saying it. He's simply saying in a pro-democratic society, we express opinions and that's fine. I think the way he did it was very fair. No side will back down - likely it'll just be hush hush and we won't hear much from either side that this ever happened. I would really really appreciate if a player did something in support of Hong Kong - that would really throw some chaos into the mix, though personally I don't like politics in sports or anything.