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Ty Lawson ‘banned for life’ from CBA after nightclub posts; Instagram posts ‘trigger public anger’
- Fujian sturgeons will not renew former NBA player’s contract ‘after his controversial social media post triggered public anger’
- Posts ‘criticised for insulting Chinese women’ see Lawson inundated with racial abuse and told to leave China on Instagram comments
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Former NBA player Ty Lawson has been banned for life from the Chinese Basketball Association after publishing a string of controversial social media posts.
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The Fujian sturgeon will not renew his contract “after his controversial social media post triggered public anger”, as reported by Xinhua
The posts appeared to show Lawson at a nightclub, with one a photo of him appearing to get a lap dance and the other a message saying “Chinese woman got cakes on the low … Might have to change up my stance soon lol”. Initial reports suggested that the club was a strip club but Lawson refuted that in a follow-up post.
Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia shared Lawson’s posts from Instagram, which Xinhua reported had been “criticised for insulting Chinese women”. Carchia stated that Lawson has been “banned for life from Chinese CBA”.
The comments section of his Instagram were littered with racial abuse after the posts, and several messages demanding he leave China.
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