We are addressing it directly with Adrian and specifics of those conversations will remain internal.”As the NBA readies for its restart to the season at the end of July, the league is allowing players to In Hawley’s letter to Silver, the former critically questioned whether “Free Hong Kong” could also be featured on the back of a player’s jersey, writing that the NBA’s “free expression appears to stop at the edge of your corporate sponsors’ sensibilities.”In October, the league became embroiled in controversy in China, where the basketball-mad country has increased league revenue by billions of dollars. The Communist government also blacked out broadcasts of the league’s preseason games in the country and canceled NBA Cares events and media availabilities ahead of the exhibition games between the Lakers and Nets.Silver stood in support of Morey’s right to free speech but said he regretted the outcome. Woj bomb? We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) All rights reserved.

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sent a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver criticizing the league’s once-cozy … “It is inexcusable for anyone working for ESPN to respond in the way Adrian did to Senator Hawley.

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But to no avail.China began to crack down on the NBA almost immediately as Chinese sportswear brands either suspended or severed ties with the Rockets. Several hours later, Oubre sent another missive into the ether: "Woj (bomb emoji) #Shhh." The NBA’s most prominent reporter offered a blunt response to the Republican.“F–k you,” wrote ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski — who didn’t use dashes in his writing — after being included in a press release with details of the letter.“I was disrespectful and I made a regrettable mistake,” Wojnarowski “This is completely unacceptable behavior and we do not condone it,” the statement said. All rights reserved.

This particular meme template comes from Woj's response to Rudy Gobert's antics around Coronavirus. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)

We've received your submission.Sen. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? I am sorry for the way I handled myself and I am reaching out immediately to Senator Hawley to apologize directly,” he wrote.