What you can and cannot order on your NBA tee shirt

In the Federalist, Jonah Gottschalk

...As first pointed out by Twitter users, the NBA store is blocking any fans from making jerseys with popular protester slogan “FreeHongKong.” This happens despite the site allowing numerous antisemitic and anti-police slogans. Right now, you can make a custom NBA jersey with “KillCops,””‘F-ck Police,” and “Burn Jews” among many other objectionable phrases. It appears that supporting a pro-democracy movement, however, is too extreme.

...“Free Hong Kong” is a longtime popular slogan among protesters. It has been used since Xi Jinping began his push to absorb the formerly autonomous city into his authoritarian state under the guise of a new “security” law.

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NBA suspends its season

The NBA has suspended their season after one of the players on the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus. Here is the announcement from the NBA.



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"Freedom is not free!"

Whoa! Here is another NBA team I can root for this year! Marty Johnson reports in the Hill, Boston Celtics star Enes Kantor fired back at LeBron James.

Kanter, who is Turkish and a longtime critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, responded to James's initial comments with a series of tweets on Tuesday.

"Wow dude!" Kanter wrote before listing what he said were repercussions for speaking out publicly against Erdoğan.

-Haven’t seen or talked to my family 5 years
-Jailed my dad
-My siblings can’t find jobs
-Revoked my passport
-International arrest warrant
-My family can’t leave the country
-Got Death Threats everyday
-Got attacked, harassed
-Tried to kidnap me in Indonesia

FREEDOM IS NOT FREE

Living in the age of woke capitalism

Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel write in The Daily Caller,

We live, as you may have noticed, in the age of “woke” capitalism. Companies aren’t just selling products, they’re selling more than that. You see it everywhere, in movie trailers, corporate press releases and numerous TV commercials. The message is always the same: Companies aren’t just soulless profit-seekers; they have values and principles. They care. They probably care more than you do. Once upon a time, corporate America flattered its customers. Now they dare you to be as virtuous as they are. Are they actually virtuous, though? Or is it a cynical ploy?

Consider this. Last Friday, Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team, tweeted what seemed like a noncontroversial statement. He wrote: “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Now, China, as you may have seen, is trying to crush Hong Kong, and it’s not hard to pick a side. China is a racist Communist ethnostate that bans dissent and murders its political opponents. They have Muslims interned in forced reeducation camps at this very moment. They viciously suppress the freedoms that we Americans take for granted.

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NBA scrambling after Houston General Manager supports pro-democracy protesters

The General Manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, showed support for the Hong Kong democracy protesters and then got rebuked by the leaders of the NBA and corporations who do business in Communist China. CBD's take is at Ace of Spades today.

Doing good

NBA teams, like NFL and NHL teams, can be a source of immense good in their communities. The Memphis Grizzleys surely are. Charics Brewer is an 8-year-old with multiple sclerosis. He is a big fan of the Grizzleys. Recently he and his mother were invited to lunch. The owner of the Grizzleys barged into the restaurant to announce that Charvis has been drafted as a member of the Grizzleys. The coach then held a news conference announcing the deal. Charvis was given a hat, uniform shirt with his name on it, and a tour of the facilities, where he met all the players. An awesome gift! The whole thing was orchestrated by the Make A Wish foundation.

Thanks to Ann Voskamp for linking to the Today article.