Chinese Organizers Cancel NBA Fan Event Over Pro-Hong Kong Tweet

Security personnel are seen at the venue that was scheduled to hold fan events ahead of an NBA China game between Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China on Oct. 9, 2019. Aly Song/Reuters

SHANGHAI—Chinese organizers on Oct. 9 canceled a fan event on the eve of a National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, the latest fallout in a row over comments by a team official supporting protests in Hong Kong.

Chinese sponsors and partners have been cutting ties with the NBA after a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week supporting pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city.