{"id":1029237,"date":"2021-11-18T20:16:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1029237"},"modified":"2021-11-18T20:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T01:17:01","slug":"enes-kanter-rips-lebron-james-will-shut-up-and-dribble-when-big-boss-china-says-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-rips-lebron-james-will-shut-up-and-dribble-when-big-boss-china-says-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Rips LeBron James: Will \u2018Shut Up And Dribble\u2019 When \u2018Big Boss\u2019 China Says So"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fenes-kanter-rips-lebron-james-will-shut-up-and-dribble-when-big-boss-china-says-so%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1029237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics blasted NBA star LeBron James on Thursday, accusing James of hypocrisy over his calls for social justice in the U.S. while defending China.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has been an outspoken critic of China, as well as companies and players who have continued to keep close ties with or defend the Communist-controlled country over its record of human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>James is an outspoken critic of the United States, often wading into hot cultural issues and claiming that black people continue to be victims of systemic oppression. James has been significantly more muted on China\u2019s abuses, however, going as far as to critique then-Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey in 2018 over comments critical of China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he wasn\u2019t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke,\u201d James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disaster-lebron-tries-to-explain-china-remarks-digs-deeper-hole\">said<\/a> after Morey publicly backed freedom in Hong Kong. \u201cSo many people could have been harmed, not only financially, but physically, emotionally, and spiritually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanter issued a tweet Thursday afternoon mocking James, accusing him of picking \u201cmoney over morals\u201d by refusing to be tough against China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoney over Morals for the \u2018King\u2019 Crown. Sad &amp; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice,\u201d Kanter said, referring to James. \u201cThey really do \u2018shut up &amp; dribble\u2019 when Big Boss Flag of [China] says so. Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Money over Morals for the \u201cKing\u201d \ud83d\udc51 <\/p>\n<p>Sad &amp; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice<\/p>\n<p>They really do \u201cshut up &amp; dribble\u201d when Big Boss \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 says so<\/p>\n<p>Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUA8rGYeoZ\">pic.twitter.com\/YUA8rGYeoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\/status\/1461380967197814785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Kanter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/enes-kanter-has-a-message-for-president-biden-stop-playing-games-with-bullies\">challenged<\/a> President Joe Biden to be tougher on China as it signals at taking over Taiwan on the heels of its takeover of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident [Joe Biden] &amp; Dictator Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak[.] [President of the United States] Stop playing games with bullies &amp; do what you promised to the world! Prioritize Human Rights! Will [Joe Biden] ask about Uyghur Genocide or assault on Tibetans &amp; HK? Or will they pat each other on the back?\u201d Kanter tweeted in the leadup to Biden\u2019s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Kanter went after Nike and James, as well as NBA legend Michael Jordan over their ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics blasted NBA star LeBron James on Thursday, accusing James of hypocrisy over his calls for social justice in the U.S. while defending China.Kanter has been an outspoken critic of China, as well as companies and players who have continued to keep close ties with or defend the Communist-controlled country over its record of human rights abuses.James is an outspoken critic of the United States, often wading into hot cultural issues and claiming that black people continue to be victims of systemic oppression. James has been significantly more muted on China\u2019s abuses, however, going as far as to critique then-Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey in 2018 over comments critical of China.\u201cI believe he wasn\u2019t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke,\u201d James said after Morey publicly backed freedom in Hong Kong. \u201cSo many people could have been harmed, not only financially, but physically, emotionally, and spiritually.\u201dKanter issued a tweet Thursday afternoon mocking James, accusing him of picking \u201cmoney over morals\u201d by refusing to be tough against China.\u201cMoney over Morals for the \u2018King\u2019 Crown. Sad &#038; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice,\u201d Kanter said, referring to James. \u201cThey really do \u2018shut up &#038; dribble\u2019 when Big Boss Flag of [China] says so. Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research?\u201dMoney over Morals for the \u201cKing\u201d \ud83d\udc51 Sad &#038; disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justiceThey really do \u201cshut up &#038; dribble\u201d when Big Boss \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 says soDid you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research? pic.twitter.com\/YUA8rGYeoZ\u2014 Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) November 18, 2021Earlier this month, Kanter challenged President Joe Biden to be tougher on China as it signals at taking over Taiwan on the heels of its takeover of Hong Kong.\u201cPresident [Joe Biden] &#038; Dictator Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak[.] [President of the United States] Stop playing games with bullies &#038; do what you promised to the world! Prioritize Human Rights! Will [Joe Biden] ask about Uyghur Genocide or assault on Tibetans &#038; HK? Or will they pat each other on the back?\u201d Kanter tweeted in the leadup to Biden\u2019s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Last month, Kanter went after Nike and James, as well as NBA legend Michael Jordan over their ties to China.\u201cNike likes to say \u2018Just Do It.\u2019 Well, what are you doing about the slave labor that makes your shoes? That slave labor that makes you rich,\u201d Kanter said in a video posted to social media. \u201cTo the owner of Nike \u2014 Phil Knight \u2014 I have a message for you. How about I book plane tickets for us, let\u2019s fly to China together. We can try to visit these slave labor camps and you can see with your own eyes. LeBron James and Michael Jordan, you guys are welcome to come too. Nike must be a participant in this. Stop the hypocrisy. Stop the modern-day slavery now.\u201dRelated: LeBron James\u2019 Pandering To China Fails To Win Him Chinese Release Date For \u2018Space Jam 2\u2019Related: \u2018Taiwan Is Not China\u2019: Enes Kanter\u2019s Latest Message Against ChinaThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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