The Nets had what amounted to a courtside seat for the Daryl Morey-China controversy. But they aren’t about to say what they saw.

Back in the United States after an eventful trip to China, the Nets met the media for the first time on Wednesday. But it was clearly a touchy subject as the only two players who were made available were careful with their words. Neither made many concrete statements about what transpired, especially after LeBron James’ comments Monday created more controversy. Head coach Kenny Atkinson didn’t have much to say on the matter, either.

“In four years here, I’ve never commented on a political issue or a social issue,” Atkinson said following practice Wednesday. “I’m just going to continue that way.”

Kyrie Irving — who was reportedly a prominent voice during a players-only meeting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver in Shanghai — did not speak to the media.

It was a tweet from Morey, the Rockets’ GM, that sparked the international debacle. Morey tweeted a meme on Oct. 4 — six days before the Nets and Lakers were set to play in China — in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, reading “Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong.”

Silver spoke with the Lakers and Nets about the situation in private, which reportedly allowed Irving and James to be a voice for their respective teams, express their concerns for safety and their displeasure with how things were handled.

The NBA and China are now in rough waters as they attempt to navigate their long-standing partnership, which was heavily disrupted because of the severe reaction the Chinese government had to Morey’s tweet.

“The meeting with Adam was good,” Joe Harris said. “He came in, sort of outlined everything that was going on, wanted to open it up for dialogue with a lot of the guys. Then everybody kind of met, took what he said, took it in and yeah, everybody kind of went their separate ways.

“It’s not like he was standing in front of everybody and making some dramatic commentary. He was basically just describing what we already knew was going on.”

When asked what it was like to see Irving stand up for the team and try to have the players’ voices heard, Harris didn’t reveal much of an opinion.

“To be honest, everybody’s kind of making a big deal about all of that,” Harris said. “But what happened was internal and didn’t really have anything to do with the politics of the situation. It was more just focused on getting ready for the games.”

“It was more, not trying to make a political statement or anything like that. It was more just like, we’re here to play basketball. Just try to prep and get ready for the regular season.”

According to Atkinson, the only thing that has lingered from the Nets’ time in China is their feeling of fatigue. As far as the team’s mental focus and concentration — despite having several NBA events cancelled in China, including all media availability — Atkinson said it’s been “pretty good.”

Both Harris and Caris LaVert said they felt safe during their time in China. But, according to multiple reports, several players expressed fear for their safety while meeting with Silver.

Nets owner Joe Tsai was with the team for much of its stay, which made the players feel safer. Tsai was born in Taiwan and is a dual citizen of Canada and Taiwan.

Tsai — who gained team control last month — posted a lengthy letter on Facebook addressing the aftermath of Morey’s tweet. Harris said Tsai spoke to the team about his post and advised them all to read it.

“I know a lot of the stuff has been blown out of proportion, but I don’t think guys felt uncomfortable or unsafe,” Harris said. “We were there playing preseason games. Joe had a lot of stuff planned. We had great dinners. The team bonding. There was a lot of good opportunities to hang out. We weren’t caught up with a lot of the stuff going on.”

Despite the outside noise, both Harris and LeVert said the trip was still a team-bonding experience. LeVert said between having to block out what was going on around them and being together for so long, the players got a lot closer.

“Yeah, I think for us, we’re just focused on the season now,” LeVert said. “That’s kind of behind us. We’re back here, our first regular-season game is next week. So that’s kind of what we’re focused on right now.”