NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments


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NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments [International] 2022-01-19, Comments Off 0 The Golden State Warriors NBA team has sought to distance itself from executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya after he repeatedly said he and others did not care “about what’s happening to the Uighurs”. Palihapitiya made the comments last week while discussing US-China policy on the “All-In” podcast. In a statement on Monday, the team described Palihapitiya as “a limited investor who has no day-to-day operating functions with the Warriors”. “Mr Palihapitiya does not speak on behalf of our franchise, and his views certainly don’t reflect those...