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Sixers Fan Claims Hong Kong Support Led to Ejection
The fan said his support for Hong Kong protesters led to him being ejected from a 76ers exhibition game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions.
By Matt Bowker, October 8, 2019 at 11:59 pm Filed Under:China, Hong Kong, Local, Local TV, Philadelphia 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The NBA has been embroiled in controversy over its handling of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong, the region embroiled in pro-democracy clashes with China for months. That controversy played out on the Wells Fargo Center court — and stands — Tuesday night when a fan says he was ejected from a Sixers’ exhibition game against Guangzhou Loong Lions.
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Sam Wachs, 33, says Wells Fargo Center security ejected him and his wife from the exhibition game after he brought in several pro-Hong Kong signs and yelled “Free Hong Kong.”
Wachs was sitting in section 124 — right behind the Guangzhou bench — when he and his wife held up two signs: one reading “Free Hong Kong” and the other reading “Free HK.”
