вЂњI was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. вЂњI did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China,вЂќ Morey tweeted early Monday from Japan, where Houston is playing this week. Chinese athletic apparel maker Li-Ning released a statement saying it was upset with MoreyвЂ™s tweet. It wasnвЂ™t immediately clear if MoreyвЂ™s new tweets or the NBAвЂ™s statement that followed would be enough to salvage those relationships. Other criticism came from Tencent, a major media partner of the NBA in China with a streaming deal that is worth $1.5 billion over the next five years, and Chinese state television - both of which said they would not be showing Rockets games. That led to Houston owner Tilman Fertitta turning to Twitter to say that Morey does not speak for the Rockets, and sparking an outcry that included the Chinese Basketball Association - whose president is Yao Ming, the former Rockets star center - saying it was suspending its relationship with the team.

Stand with Hong Kong.вЂќ referring to the four-month-old protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Morey tweeted an image that read вЂњFight for Freedom. And all that followed several companies in China, including some of the NBAвЂ™s major business partners there, lashing out over MoreyвЂ™s original tweet. BEIJING (AP) - Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the teamвЂ™s Chinese fans or sponsors.ДЄ short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was вЂњregrettableвЂќ that the deleted tweet offended many in China.

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