Blizzard bans player, confiscates prize money, for anti China comments

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Money trumps all to everyone. Morey's tweet has cost a lot of people money. James Harden sells tons and tons of sneakers in China and already voiced displeasure with Morey’s comments

If Morey worked for Nexan(CNOOC) or any business with ties to China hed be fired.

This is how China is, been this way for 70 years.

They're more brazen now, running concentration camps for ethnic minorities and trying to remove Hong Kong's autonomy. And they're doing these things because no one has stood up to them for the last 70 years, every nation and corporation has bent over to appease them for the all-mighty dollar. It has to stop

[Resolute 14]

I get that you get off on being the contrarian, Girly, but you are trying way to hard here.

To the best of my knowledge, no other players have expressed support for China the way James has. He's not fighting for them. He's fighting for himself, and for his own sponsorship.

There is nothing selfless about his comments. At all.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

They're more brazen now, running concentration camps for ethnic minorities and trying to remove Hong Kong's autonomy. And they're doing these things because no one has stood up to them for the last 70 years, every nation and corporation has bent over to appease them for the all-mighty dollar. It has to stop

It has to stop at levels much higher than sports.
These are free trade type negotiations.

[GGG]

It really is a government issue. The Chinese government is using corporate access to their market to control the speech of American citizens. A government should be sanctioning the Chinese proportionately to the sanctions being handed out by the Chinese.

Corporations cannot win this fight becuase they have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to maximize profit
The public acting in unison doing more damage then the cost of Chinese business could create change but we like basketball and video games too much
So that leaves the government to act in the best interests of its citizens long term interests

The interesting thing about LeBron on this issue is that he just told Morey to Stick to Sports when his reaction in US politics is Athletes should be allowed to express their opinion. LeBron’s real position is he will defend his brand on an issue by issue basis.

[Ped]

I’d have more sympathy (or any, really) for Lebron’s point if it wasn’t a multi-millionaire worried about making more millions.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by Ped

I’d have more sympathy (or any, really) for Lebron’s point if it wasn’t a multi-millionaire worried about making more millions.

I would be fine if he just said he was worried about the loss of millions of dollars. That I get. What doesn't sit well is the idea that he thinks Morey should stay quiet because he is "uninformed". I mean, James was told to shut up and play basketball and now he is basically saying the same thing to a GM? No good. He uncharacteristically blew this one. He is generally much better than that.

[Raekwon]

The college team that held up the sign now banned for 6 months also. Blizzcon will not be fun this year.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/16/...-kong-protests

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Raekwon

The college team that held up the sign now banned for 6 months also. Blizzcon will not be fun this year.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/16/...-kong-protests

I don't think we'll get any red shirt guy moments this year.

[burn_this_city]

How many people will be dressed as Winnie?