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Andrew Bogut tells Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey to ‘enjoy the next few weeks’ on social media while Chinese consulate gets involved
- Australian centre ends his tweet with “NMSL” hashtag, referencing the ‘your mother is dead’ message popular in China
- Former NBA star has experience with Chinese online trolls after backing Mack Horton in row with Sun Yang
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Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong protest tweet.
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Bogut, who is no stranger to adverse reaction from Chinese social media users, tweeted from his official account on Sunday.
“Thanks @dmorey for taking some of the nmsl’s I was flooded with …!” he wrote on Sunday. “Enjoy the next few weeks anytime you post anything!”
Former NBA player Bogut, 34, ended his post with a crying emoji and the “nmsl” hashtag.
The term comes from the Mandarin for “your mother is dead” and refers to the often-used taunt online. Many of the more than 1,300 replies to Bogut’s post were merely “NMSL”.
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His tweet resulted in a number of articles online on Chinese platforms such as Sina Sports. The comments on there echoed the sentiment of those on Twitter.
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