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Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley signed a three-year, $40 million contract in the offseason, but his antics after Tuesday's win are going to cost him a chunk of his first-year salary. The NBA fined Beverley $25,000 on Wednesday for chucking a ball into the Staples Center seats after the Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the season opener. According to Spotrac, Beverley is making $12.3 million in the first year of his new contract with the Clippers. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 9:20:am EST

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has defended Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, who sparked controversy earlier this month when he tweeted in support of protestors in Hong Kong. O'Neal, a 19-year veteran of the NBA, is now an analyst for TNT. He spoke in support of Morey during a pregame show ahead of the NBA's Opening Night on Tuesday. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 11:10:am EST

Shaquille O'Neal defended Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey on Tuesday night, saying that Morey “was right” for tweeting in support of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Morey has faced heavy backlash for his tweet, which led to criticism from NBA star LeBron James and Chinese censorship of the league in the midst of a Chinese exhibition series. Morey's initial tweet of a graphic, which stated, “Fight For Freedom Stand With Hong Kong,” resulted in a PR nightmare for the NBA. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 7:54:am EST

Upon receiving a nod, he grabs a bagful of yellow and black “Stand with Hong Kong” T-shirts from the back of a rental truck and walks toward Staples Center in hopes of finding like-minded fans willing to display that message inside the arena. The man known by the pseudonym “MWG” is one of three activists responsible for organizing the largest-scale protest yet of the NBA's handling of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's infamous tweet. NBA luminaries have scrambled to appease China ever since, giving the appearance they care more about protecting their financial interests in that lucrative market than defending Morey's right to speak out on behalf of Hong Kong protesters fighting t... Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 3:34:am EST

The spectre of the NBA's row with China loomed over season-opening games in Toronto and Los Angeles on Tuesday, with activists in both cities distributing t-shirts in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters. In Toronto, pro-Hong Kong activists handed out black t-shirts bearing the slogan "The North Stand with Hong Kong" ahead of the Raptors' opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. A similar scene unfolded outside the Staples Center in California, where the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers faced off in their much-anticipated opening game. Continue to Article

October 23, 2019 2:30:am EST