The China-NBA saga has now made its way to Philadelphia where two fans were kicked out of a game on Tuesday night after expressing their support for Hong Kong.

Sam Wachs and his wife showed up to the exhibition game between the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center with two signs reading: “Free Hong Kong” and “Free HK.”

Wachs told local Philly news outlets that shortly after tip-off security guards took the signs away, telling him “no politics.” They returned to eject him and his wife from the game later after Wachs stood up and yelled “Free Hong Kong!”

The two were seated behind the Guangzhou bench.

The moment Sam Wachs and his wife are escorted out of the @sixers preseason game against a Chinese basketball team for yelling “Free Hong Kong.” @6abc pic.twitter.com/3HlZxKXDzs — Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) October 9, 2019

Wachs is a Philadephia resident who lived in Hong Kong for two years. After his ejection, he took to Twitter, accusing the NBA and the 76ers of “letting greed get the better of them” and calling on them to “stand up to China.”

Hey @NBA @sixers – you are letting greed get the better of you. It matters who you do business with. Stand up to China. https://t.co/zeMmHR7wJ6 https://t.co/LeO0LwV7nn — Sam Wachs (@gogowachs) October 9, 2019

And lamenting that he missed 76ers star Ben Simmons’ first three.

I got kicked out before the Ben Simmons three 😤 — Sam Wachs (@gogowachs) October 9, 2019

While the NBA prohibits fans from bringing “obscene or indecent” signs to the game, it doesn’t say anything about ones carrying political messages. The Wells Fargo Center, meanwhile, says that signs must be “in good taste and appropriate for the event.”

Wachs’ ejection comes at a sensitive time for the NBA which is dealing with the fallout from Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s tweet of support for the protests in Hong Kong. That tweet and commissioner Adam Silver’s defense of Morey’s right to free speech has left the league’s operations in China in serious jeopardy with Chinese broadcasters refusing to show games and companies canceling partnerships.