Sen. Hawley Scorches NBA for Refusal to Criticize CCP, Calls for Commissioner to Testify Before Congress
July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
In response to Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) July letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum would not commit to protecting employees or players who publicly criticize the Chinese Communist Party, calling it a "hypothetical question." Senator Hawley said the NBA's letter "reads like lawyers in Beijing drafted it" and called for Commissioner Silver t . . .
In response to Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) July letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum would not commit to protecting employees or players who publicly criticize the Chinese Communist Party, calling it a "hypothetical question." Senator Hawley said the NBA's letter "reads like lawyers in Beijing drafted it" and called for Commissioner Silver t . . .