LeBron James 'raged' to players over Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet: report

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LeBron James was reportedly steamed over the 2019 tweet from former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting Hong Kong protesters in their fight against a national security law.

Morey had tweeted in the NBA preseason about his support for Hong Kong protesters and it had a ripple effect overseas just as the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets were set to play a preseason game in China ahead of the start of the season. Morey would later delete the tweet and release an apology, but the damage to the league’s reputation in the communist country was already done.

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A demonstrator wears a LeBron James mask during the Face Mask Way event in Hong Kong, China, on Oct. 18, 2019. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

New details about the tweet and the fallout emerged in an ESPN report on Thursday.

James and Nets team owner Joe Tsai, who has deep connections to the Chinese government, pushed against Morey after the tweet, according to ESPN. But those assertions were reportedly denied.

The Lakers superstar was working on the movie "Space Jam: A New Legacy" at the time and, according to ESPN, "raged" to players about Morey. James’ movie would never get released in China, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As the games went on, James and the players overseas in China stayed silent on the matter.

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Workers pull down a banner advertising the Brooklyn Nets-Los Angeles Lakers game in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 9, 2019. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When back at the then-Staples Center, James