The first fundraiser which plans to hand out t-shirts in Los Angeles: https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-hong-kong-tshirts-on-nba-opening-night?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

I would like to do the same in New York at Barclays Center. Owner of the Brooklyn Nets, Joe Tsai (a resident of Hong Kong) has openly expressed his opposition to the Hong Kong protests in an open letter posted to his social media accounts. https://www.facebook.com/100001583307192/posts/open-letter-to-all-nba-fans-when-i-bought-controlling-interest-in-the-brooklyn-n/2653378931391524/

Most recently, the biggest superstar in the NBA criticized Houston GM Daryl Morey for a tweet that he sent in support of the Hong Kong protesters. He claims that Morey was “misinformed.” LeBron, who has in the past led campaigns around athletes standing up for what they believe in, now appears to be trying to censor others in the league for doing just that. Many believe this is because he is concerned about the loss of revenue to the NBA, and himself by extension being the most popular player in the league.

Background: Hong Kong people are protesting losing their rights. Hong Kong citizens have some basic freedoms, such as the right to elect their government, free press, and the right to not be arrested and jailed by the government without reason. They are losing their rights. China had agreed that Hong Kong would keep those rights for a long time, but now is taking away those rights. Most of the Hong Kong government at this point is appointed by Beijing. Before 1997, Hong Kong was not in any way under the rule of China. They then were turned over to China with an agreement they would keep their basic rights/freedoms and be able to govern themselves. In accordance with the "One country, two systems" principle agreed between the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China, the socialist system of the People's Republic of China would not be practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and Hong Kong's previous capitalist system and its way of life would remain unchanged for a period of 50 years. This would have left Hong Kong unchanged until 2047. So Hong Kong went from being free until 2047, to rapidly losing their basic rights. The Chinese appointed leaders wanted to pass a law that would have allowed China to take anyone in Hong Kong and bring them to China and put them in prison, for any reason (such as criticizing China). That is why the protests started.





The protests are about 7.2 million people losing basic rights, such as the right not to be imprisoned without cause, and the right to free press. Police brutality is rampant during protests and there looms the major possibility that China sends in their military to take control and silence the protestors.

Most recently Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that “Anyone attempting to split China in any part of the country will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones.”

We must stand with Hong Kong by further spreading awareness and not let China repress democracy from anywhere in this world.