Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a letter to National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, raising concerns over the organization’s reported ties to dictators.
In the letter, which was obtained by KOIN 6 News, Sen. Merkley and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) expressed “deep concern” over the NBA’s growing relationship with Rwanda and its President Paul Kagame.
“It seems that the NBA – which has long positioned itself as a beacon of social justice – is choosing to continue developing relationships with dictators and despots, all in the name of putting profit over principle,” the senators wrote.
