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| Hundreds of pro-Hong Kong protesters flood NBA game amid China controversy |
| 2019-10-20 |
| [Washington Examiner] Hundreds of activists attended an NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets wearing pro-Hong Kong shirts. Film producer Andrew Duncan purchased 300 tickets to the Friday night game at New York City’s Barclays Center. Duncan provided the tickets to hundreds of activists willing to attend the game while wearing shirts that read, "Stand With Hong Kong." The protesters also wore black masks that resembled the masks that activists in Hong Kong wear during protests to protect themselves from tear gas used by police. Hong Kong politician and activist Nathan Law also attended the game. Law, 26, is a prominent pro-democracy advocate who was arrested and imprisoned for two months in 2017 by Chinese law enforcement for unlawful assembly. He was released on bail. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 The article didn't say, but I take it none of the protesters was ejected. I guess NBA brass realizes that would just be even more bad optics. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-10-20 06:53 |