Sports Center / Reported by Wu Junguang
American NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has the courage to speak out on China’s human rights issues, and once praised Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as “a great hero”, so he is called “the most supportive NBA player in Taiwan”. However, following Kanter was traded to the Rockets by the Celtics last season, he was released soon following. The free market has been open for more than a month, and he still has not received any invitations. Kanter also bluntly said, “This is different from He criticized China regarding it,” but he also emphasized that democratic values are more important than playing in the NBA.
Now 30 years old, Kanter, who is 208 cm tall, entered the NBA in 2011. He has been in the league for 11 seasons so far. He believes that he can play for another 5 years, but this summer is a bit difficult. Because Kanter was traded to the Rockets by the Celtics last season, he was released immediately. Until now, the free market has been open for more than a month. Kanter still has “no team to play”, he said, “under normal circumstances, I should have received an offer, but I didn’t even have an offer this summer because I’ve criticized China in the past few months.”
Kanter bluntly said that the Chinese market accounts for a large part of the NBA’s revenue. Although the league allows players to advocate the values of freedom and democracy, if these remarks hurt the interests of the league, they will be fired immediately. Kanter is even more serious regarding this. : “It’s really sad and sad”, but he has already made up his mind and said he has never regretted it, “These things are more important than my basketball, if this is the sacrifice I have to make, I’m ready Good to accept it.” Kanter, who has always been vocal regarding human rights, changed his surname to “Freedom” in 2021. Now he is “quasi-frozen” by the alliance, which shows that China’s suppression is really everywhere.