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He has helped basketball basketball participate in the playoffs for the past eight seasons, a balance sheet that no other team can boast.
“It was a great ride from my point of view,” he said Morey ESPN stations. “The timing went well. My youngest son graduated from high school and it’s time to see what to do next with my family. I felt that it was the right time, “he said.
He will continue to help Houston as a consultant and is also involved in the selection of a new coach to replace Mike D’Antoni. So far, the current assistant and star of the 70’s and 80’s John Lucas II is emerging as the favorite for the vacant post. Other hot candidates headed elsewhere, Tyronn Lue as head coach at the LA Clippers, Doc Rivers will play the same role in the Philadelphia 76ers.
Rafael Stone, the club’s current vice president of basketball operations, will replace Morey as general manager.
Last October, Morey called on social media to support Hong Kong residents in protests for the democratization of the Chinese-run city system. He later deleted the tweet and subsequently apologized, but did not prevent the diplomatic affair.
His tweet caused an outflow of Chinese fans and business partners and the cancellation of broadcasts on Chinese state television, which began broadcasting NBA matches again this month at the end of the final series.
At that time, the Chinese demanded that Morey be removed from office, which the league leadership refused. Commissioner Adam Silver stated that everyone has the right to express themselves freely.
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