Houston GM Daryl Morey kicked off an international maelstrom last Friday by tweeting his support for the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong: the Chinese Basketball Association terminated its work with the Rockets, Chinese NBA digital rights holder Tencent blacklisted the team from broadcasts, and the NBA finds itself under fire from politicians, analysts, and fans for seemingly bending to the Communist Party's authoritarian demands with its official statement last night. We waded into the controversy in the first half of tonight's podcast—and lament the NBA's decision to put profits ahead of human rights—before pivoting to a much more lighthearted discussion of over/unders, title odds, MVP chances, and prop bets.
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