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Is headed to china. chinese state tv responded to the tweet by canceling broadcasts of two preseason games and chinese businesses are starting to cut ties with the rockets. silver clarified the nba's position yesterday. >> i understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech, and, you know, we will have to live with those consequences. we are not apologizing for daryl exercising his freedom of expression. >> the rockets have practice in tokyo today. alex thomas is there live. alex, good morning. >> reporter: yeah. hello, dave. the interesting thing ...

Position yesterday. >> i understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech. you know, we will have to live with those consequences. we are not apologizing for daryl exercising his freedom of expression. >> the rockets practice in tokyo today. alex is live. good morning. you were able to speak with the commissioner. what did he tell you? >> not a bit of it. it seems to be gaining momentum if anything at all. an, of course, adam silver about the commissioner was headed to japan to get involved with the two preseason games, which is the houston rocket...

Is headed to china after he defended daryl morey, the houston rockets gentle manager. hong kong responded by cutting the games. silver clarified the nba's position yesterday. >> i understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech. you know, we will have to live with those consequences. we are not apologizing for daryl exercising his freedom of expression. >> the rockets had practice in tokyo today. he said, they'll have to live with those consequences. alec, most companies cave. they don't want to live with the consequences. they see a huge commerc...

>> we are not apologizing for daryl exercising his freedom of expression. i regret, again, having communicated directly with many friends in china that so many people are upset including millions and millions of our fans. i understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech, and, you know, we will have to live with those consequences. >> here is what china is saying to us here at cnn. it is not going to work if you want to have exchanges in cooperation with china but don't understand chinese public opinion. cnn political commentator, a columnist for...

Listen. >> i understand that there are consequences from exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech. and, you know, we will have to live with those consequences. >> what is your read on what has transpired in the last 36 hours? >> poppy, the nba is doing the right thing now. they should have been saying and adam silver, the commissioner should have been saying this 24, 36 hours ago, but he's saying it now. that's important. the blowback here in the united states was tremendous, from journalists, from politicians. and the nba needed to remember that the bed rock is in the u.s. and it's abou...