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“It can be a lot of negative that comes with [free speech].” - Lebron James

Just like Cleveland Cavaliers fans did in 2010, protesters in Hong Kong burned and trampled Lebron James jerseys this week following a very controversial comment from James. On October 4th Houston Rockets manager, Daryl Morey, tweeted in support of the anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. This lead to some serious complications in the relationship between the NBA and one of their largest markets, China. You can read the tweet and learn more about what this means for the NBA here . This raises the question on whether NBA players, coaches, managers etc. have the right to tweet these things as employees of the NBA or not. When asked about whether Morey should face punishment from the NBA or not James said, “Yes, we do have freedom of speech. But at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only think about yourself... So many people could have been harmed, not only financially but physically, emotionally, s