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Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter has made it his mission to speak out on China’s human rights violations.
Just a few weeks ago, Chinese streaming site Tencent removed Celtics games from their streaming platform after Kanter criticized China’s treatment of Tibetans and made fun of Chinese president Xi Jinping with custom Winnie The Pooh sneakers.
XI JINPING and the Chinese Communist Party
Someone has to teach you a lesson,
I will NEVER apologize for speaking the truth.
You can NOT buy me.
You can NOT scare me.
You can NOT silence me.Bring it on!! #FreedomShoes#XinnieThePooh pic.twitter.com/JFGEgIaXlN
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 24, 2021
On Tuesday, Kanter took aim at the owner of Nike and LeBron James by challenging them to visit slave labor camps in China.
To the owner of @Nike, Phil Knight
How about I book plane tickets for us
and let's fly to China together.We can try to visit these SLAVE labor
camps and you can see it with your
own eyes.@KingJames @Jumpman23
you guys are welcome to come too.#EndUyghurForcedLabor pic.twitter.com/241bg887JO— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 26, 2021
It’s going to be interesting to see what happens when the Lakers face the Celtics later this season.