Those who were hoping that E-sports would turn into something similar to the major professional sports teams probably weren’t expecting it would happen like this. Last week, game developer Activision-Blizzard banned Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai for making a statement in a Hearthstone stream in favor of pro-Democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Coincidentally, a relatively lukewarm attestation of support for the Hong Kong protesters by an NBA executive tweeting from his personal account has sent the association (and some of its stars) into a tailspin of double-speak as it tries to both profess the values of its existing United States fans [Read more…]