You wouldn’t want to be NBA commissioner Adam Silver these days. The tension between the league and a heretofore rabid and reliable fan base must be keeping the good commish awake at night.
Thursday Silver told TMZ that he has not apologized to the Chinese government over Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s tweet supportive of Hong Kong protestors. But he seems hell-bent on repairing the relationship.
But wait. One of the newest Warriors appears to be making progress on a shoe contract with Chinese company Li-Ning.