Couple kicked out of game for yelling 'Free Hong Kong'

A married couple said they were kicked out of Tuesday's exhibition game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Guangzhou Loong-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association in Philadelphia for displaying signs that read "Free Hong Kong" and "Free HK" and then shouting the former slogan after security officers took their signs away.

Sam Wachs, a Philadelphia resident who said he lived in Hong Kong for two years, told NBC 10 that Wells Fargo Center security officers first confiscated their signs and then kicked him out along with his wife after they yelled "Free Hong Kong" in the second quarter.

"We were just sitting in our seats near the Chinese bench," Wachs said.

"We were saying, 'Free Hong Kong,' " Wachs continued. "What's wrong with that?"

In a statement to The Post, the 76ers said a number of fans had complained about the two fans' "continuing disruption." of the game.

The NBA has been under fire since Friday, when Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong drew condemnation in mainland China.

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now works.

Jaclyn Piscitelli filed a lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court against the small Catholic school in West Hartford, which began admitting men in 2018.

She alleges she was fired after complaining about the conduct of men in the athletic department, including the 77-year-old Calhoun, after he was hired to form and coach the school's men's basketball team.

She alleges, among other things, that the former UConn coach once called her "hot" and on another occasion forced her to clean up coffee grounds he spilled, telling her it was something his wife would do for him.

A text message seeking comment was left for Calhoun, who is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit.

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