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| Former NBA Player Yabusele Fined for disrespecting Chinese Flag |
| 2019-12-10 |
| Sweet, no ? [SCMP] A French former NBA player has been reprimanded and fined US$1,400 by sports officials in China for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a game. Players with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) are supposed to stare at the national symbol during March of the Volunteers, but television images showed Guerschon Yabusele, who plays for Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King, had his head down before Friday's game. Yabusele was given a "serious warning" and a 10,000-yuan fine for not looking at the flag as required, the CBA said in a statement on Saturday. Yabusele, who played forward for the Boston Celtics for two seasons before joining the CBA team this year, has not commented on the incident. Guerschon Yabusele is fined by Chinese Basketball Association for ¥10k ($1.42k) for not saluting the Chinese national flag during the national anthem ahead of the game against Zhejiang Golden Bulls. It is a courtesy that one should comply with pursuant to the league handbook. pic.twitter.com/8e9za2oLs5 = Titan Sports Plus (@titan_plus) December 7, 2019 China's government has stepped up the promotion of patriotism under president Xi Jinping, with legislation approved in 2017 to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to three years in prison. Opinions on Yabusele's punishment were divided on Chinese social media. "He's happy to take money from China, but he doesn't respect it," one person wrote on the popular Sina Weibo social media platform. "This player must be expelled immediately and his club must be disqualified from the championship," another said. But many found the sanction to be harsh. Fixed |
| Posted by:Dron66046 |
| #3 Dang, I had Bee. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-12-10 11:36 |
| #2 No, taking a knee would likely get you disappeared in a happy fun camp. Wonder if they have to kiss the flag at Caperneck's shoe factory? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-12-10 11:29 |
| #1 So sorry, I wrote NFL up there. Can a kindly mod please change it ? An NFL player would never be in this position. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-12-10 11:22 |