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NBA commissioner Adam Silver has come under pressure to speak out more strongly in defence of free speech

NBA Chief Silver Stands Firm As China Backlash Mounts

The National Basketball Association won't gag its personnel or apologise over a team executive's tweet that ignited a firestorm in China, commissioner Adam Silver insisted Tuesday, standing firm despite a growing backlash that imperils the league's lucrative Chinese following.The tweet last Friday by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has infuriated Chinese fans and led to broadcasters and sponsors severing ties with the NBA.
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Protesters covered themselves with umbrellas as they gathered outside the Eastern District Courts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Cabinet Member Floats Internet Curbs To Contain Unrest

Hong Kong may curb access to the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member told AFP on Monday, after an emergency-law ban on demonstrators wearing face masks failed to quell the unrest.The warning came as the international financial hub remained partly paralysed from three days of protests in which the city's rail network and business outlets seen as pro-China were badly vandalised.

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