Nets owner Joe Tsai, the first Chinese owner of an NBA franchise, on Monday stepped into a growing controversy that threatens to embroil the league in the geopolitical divide between protesters in Hong Kong and the central government in Beijing.
As the Nets team charter was approaching Shanghai where the team will play the first of two preseason games this week, Tsai released an “Open letter to all NBA fans” via Facebook offering his thoughts on the controversy that began with Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s open support of the protests in a tweet Friday night.