Mark Cuban Condemns China on Human Rights but Avoids Specifics at Delicate Time for the NBA
Rebecca Davis editorIn a combative conversation with Megyn Kelly, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban condemned China for its human rights violations but declined to make a full, direct statement singling out Beijing for its campaign against its ethnic minority Uighur population — highlighting the tricky politics of doing ethical business with China.Their discussion came just two days after the Chinese national broadcaster CCTV resumed its broadcast of NBA games after a year of keeping them off air.It blacked out the games last fall in retaliation over a single, hastily deleted tweet from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey that expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a movement that angers Beijing.