The NBA just announced that they are set to play games this coming year outside of the United States, including games in the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
This is all in an effort to make the NBA a more international brand.
However, the NBA is woke. Like REALLY woke. Much more woke than the the UAE, that's for sure.
As a matter of fact, I seem to remember the NBA making a very vocal stand on issues of modern sexual theory not that long ago...
From Outkick:
In 2016, the NBA pulled the All-Star Game out of Charlotte after saying a North Carolina bathroom bill was discriminatory toward the LGBTQ community. Yet on Thursday, the league announced it will be holding preseason games in Abu Dhabi, a city in the United Arab Emirates, where being gay is entirely illegal.
In fact, homosexuality is criminalized and punishable by death.
All LGBTQ activity is considered criminal in the United Arab Emirates. Those found guilty of being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender face hefty fines and forced mental health treatment at best — and life in prison, chemical castration, floggings and yes, execution, at worst.
Alright, so way back in 2016, North Carolina kept men out of the women's room and that was just too much for the NBA to abide. They pulled the game out of the state to prove that they were super-duper woke.
But now, 6 years later, it's totally okay to play basketball in a city where homosexuality is punishable by DEATH.
So much for being "allies" to the LGBT+ community.
Now, the NBA is making an effort to stage games in a region that vehemently and violently opposes human rights for which the league insists it so strongly stands.
Why? Money. By holding preseason games overseas, the NBA has an opportunity to drum up interest in places that normally might not experience NBA basketball. Interest creates business opportunities, fans opening their wallets to buy merchandise, or in this case, tickets to meaningless games that may not draw flies in the U.S.
The games in Abu Dhabi, between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks, are scheduled for Oct. 6 and 8 at the Etihad Arena.
For American audiences, the NBA is the "woke" league. But when it comes to consistency, it doesn't exist.
They're happy to bend the knee to communist China to sell sneakers and jerseys made by Uighur slaves, and they are happy to play in the UAE, even if it lobs off the heads of gay people.
But if an American state decides that men aren't women and that dudes shouldn't be getting naked around underage girls, then the NBA will make them suffer and pay.
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