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BOBBY Brown of the Houston Rockets asked for forgiveness on Chinese social media after drawing anger for inscribing his name on the Great Wall of China.
Brown, point guard for the team, posted a photo on Tuesday of his signature scratched in white onto a grey stone section of the iconic structure on Sina Weibo. His post drew outrage from Chinese internet users who accused him of vandalism.
Brown later deleted the photo and wrote a message reading “I’m so sorry for this... I respect Chinese culture and made an honest mistake.”
The Houston Rockets have been in China this week for pre-season matches, common for top NBA teams seeking to promote themselves in China. Basketball is hugely popular with US stars and teams winning lucrative sponsorship and endorsement contracts from Chinese firms.
The Great Wall was built more than a millennium ago to keep invading foreigners away from China’s capital.
In 2014 state media said a specific area would be established at one section of the wall where visitors may scribble freely.
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