Take a stand or not. Since he deleted his tweet, he must have been wholly ignorant of the situation. He didn't think about the repercussions to the Houston Rockets and the NBA? If he were taking a stand and the Houston Rockets owner said he had no problem with the tweet, why would you remove it? Because he was in Japan with the Houston Rockets playing there, he probably thought Hong Kong was a part of Japan and just blindly said something he thought his hosts would like. That's the only explanation he can make to ease the situation but will he admit it?
That's the price you pay for getting involved in something you had no business in. The funny thing is if the US stands with the protestors, they don't disengage with who they think is the offender. They still expect to be able to make money from the offender. They just want the offender not to be able to make money. This is just like Trump thinking he can get a trade deal from China based on his zero-sum game belief where the US gets to do and get everything from China it wants but China gets nothing. Is it surprising they're going to refuse yet they get mad if they don't get their way.
Ignorant or not, for somebody who is the general manager, one would expect he would have a ...... um... brain!.
If you don't know enough about a subject, then as they say:
"Keep your mouth shut and be thought of that you MAYBE a fool. Don't open your mouth and have all doubts removed"
But in a way, I can see how he might be mis-informed.
As I had just watched the evening news here, and I can't believe what I was watching. I was so angry, I almost broke my TV. My wife have to tell me to calm down. (and I'm one the lay back kind)!
The evening news on HK, it starts with the newsreader reading the headline; and I quote:
HK Police crossed the line by firing teargas at peaceful protestors with children! lol,
Then it moved on about a pro-beijing (noticed it is never pro-China as it is a bad thing! And we never say pro-washington, or pro-London, ever, do we) taxi driver plow into a crowd. (And here I give 3 out of 10 for mentioning the taxi driver was dragged out and beaten(we all seen what happened to him))!
Now, this is how they twist things which is probably why our friend, the General Manager is ignorant of the fact!
As we know, the "peaceful protestors" are not peaceful!
It is an illegal protest, as no permit was issued. Protestors were wearing masks against the law!
And this takes the busicuit. As if taking children to an illegal protest (and knowing that it can turn violent any time) is a good thing?! The authority ought to lock the parents up for being irresponsible alone!
With regards to the taxi driver, 1st and foremost, no one knows whether orvnit his "pro-beijing" as no one can ask him, as he is laying in hospital battling for his life. (we all seen photos of him, as I and others have posted of him lying unconscious on the road!)
2nd, from footage I've seen, his taxi was surrounded by thugs, and in fear of his life, he tries to turn, and in doing so, ran into protestors. (he did not ran into them as in a straight line heading for them which would be a deliberate act). The very fact he tries to turn 180 degree round suggest he was trying to get away!
And furthermore nothing was mentioned about all the post I have shown on here with citizens being beaten up, and underaged protestors arrested and crying their eyes out!
The reporter is Debi Edwards. Hope you earn enough brownie points for your superiors! Shame on you!