Basketball player Sonny Weems racially taunted in China

[Yandex]

Weems, an ex-NBA small forward who now plays for China's Guangdong Southern Tigers, was targeted last week.

Sonny Weems, a Black former NBA small forward/shooting guard who now plays in China for the Guangdong Southern Tigers, has been the subject of recent racial taunts.

In the video now circulating on social media, Chinese basketball fans shout the N-word and “Get out of China” after a game against the Liaoning Flying Leopards last week. During the game, Weems and Leopards player Han Dejun got into an altercation, and both players were ejected from the game.

https://thegrio.com/2022/01/20/china-basketball-player-sonny-weems-racially-taunted/

Very ugly and unacceptable. Hoping that LeBron, Durant, Curry have something to say about this!

I'm betting ESPN doesn't go anywhere near this story!

2016 story

https://www.sporttechie.com/espn-makes-move-into-chinese-market-with-tencent-digital-partnership/

The Chinese market is notoriously hard for any company to enter. A recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce on Friday found that American companies are facing increasing trouble in China due to antiforeign sentiment, vague labor laws and industrial overcapacity.

So, it comes with great surprise that ESPN is able to move into China, promoting what will be valuable content to millions of Chinese in ESPN’s latest exclusive partnership with Tencent.

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1. If that's true, then f the racist there.

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2. Its sad. Chinese, blacks, Jewish, brown they all are picked on here.

There is some sort of racism everywhere. Of course none of this is new. People seem to take delight in picking on and hating some other.

[JT45242]

3. Not a chance -- the NBA doesn't allow players or coaches to criticize China

They are too afraid of losing big $$ from China. So, the players will not speak up.

After Daryl Morey got reprimanded by the league. Even the outspoken Steve Kerr would not comment on China

The NBA has an unofficial gag rule on China and the players and coaches like their paychecks.

[Yandex]

4. Money, money, money, money, money

Money first, all other considerations second.