A CNN reporter gets shut down immediately when she asks NBA superstars if they will speak out about #FreeHongKong amid the league's China controversy.
This is something we'd expect out of China, not the NBA.
Cowards. pic.twitter.com/1woSM1A0BD
— Young Americans Against Socialism (@YAAS_America) October 10, 2019
A CNN reporter asking an American player a question and it’s not allowed. Notice, they’ve been told not to respond.
Via Daily Caller:
The NBA apologized to CNN reporter Christina Macfarlane after silencing her question regarding China at a Thursday Houston Rockets media conference in Tokyo.
NBA stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who were taking questions at the post-match conference, were not allowed to answer Macfarlane when she asked whether either of them would “feel differently” about discussing political topics “in the future.”