Rockets owner Fertitta express to Trump his confidence about the resuming of the NBA season
Houston’s owner has talked about the NBA moves in a roundtable discussion with restaurant executives and industry leaders at the White House.
In a roundtable discussion with restaurant executives and industry leaders at the White House on Monday, Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has expressed his confidence about the resuming of the NBA season to US President Donald Trump.
“I think what they’re doing is waiting to see what happens in certain states and if we’re going to be able to play,” Fertitta said when Trump asked what would happen with basketball, meaning the NBA. “Making sure the virus continues to go in the right direction in the next few weeks. And I think that if things are going in the way that it’s going, I think the NBA, the commissioner Adam Silver, who has done an unbelievable job through this, and the 30 owners will make the decision to try to start the season up again. I think that we would play some games just to get it going again and create interest and then go right into the playoffs, it would be great for America. We’re all missing sports and everybody wants to see these great NBA teams".
Fertitta has also joked about the infamous China-gate, the controversy sparked after Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong: “I should’ve realized that it was going to be a bad year for China when my general manager tweeted out, you know, ‘Freedom for Hong Kong,’ that started my year".