Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey signed a five-year contract extension with the team back in March. At the time, Morey suggested he would “love” to be with the Rockets for the remainder of his career.

But after Morey's tweet in support of protestors in Honk Kong reportedly cost the NBA close to $200 million in revenue, he might soon be without a job. Via Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News:

Rockets president Daryl Morey is expected to be a free agent but is saddled with the China controversy. According to ESPN, Morey’s tweet supporting Hong Kong cost the NBA between $150 million and $200 million in Chinese-driven revenue. The league can say whatever for PR purposes but the preference is Morey’s departure.

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Of course, it would not necessarily be a surprise to see the Rockets cut ties with Morey. There were rumblings immediately after Morey made his comments. They suggested Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and executives were considering Morey's dismissal. However, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver implicated it would be wrong to fire Morey after he voiced his support of freedom of speech.

In spite of the revenue loss, the NBA's recent projections for the salary cup are only around $1 million less than the original number. Which is hardly a precipitous drop. In fact, Adrian Wojnarowski and Bobby Marks of ESPN reported owners were very satisfied with the projections in light of tempered expectations.

Morey has been mostly absent from the public eye after the fallout surrounding his comments. Although he does remain active on Twitter.