{"id":1090243,"date":"2021-12-06T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1090243"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:29:18","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-criticizes-former-nba-player-for-playing-in-chinese-basketball-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-freedom-criticizes-former-nba-player-for-playing-in-chinese-basketball-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom Criticizes Former NBA Player For Playing In Chinese Basketball Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-freedom-criticizes-former-nba-player-for-playing-in-chinese-basketball-association%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=1090243&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 Freedom\u2019s crusade against China and those who profit off of the ruling Communist party continues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A week after becoming a U.S. citizen and legally changing his last name to \u201cFreedom,\u201d Kanter is now going after a former NBA player for playing in the Chinese Basketball Association.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Lin played in the NBA for nine seasons, spending time with eight different organizations, and averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in his career. He became well-known during his time with the New York Knicks, taking the city by storm and sparking the phrase \u201cLinsanity.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the South China Morning Post, Lin signed with the Beijing Ducks of the CBA last Tuesday and is expected to play out the rest of the 2021-2022 season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Freedom went after Lin \u2014 who is Taiwanese-American \u2014 for joining the Chinese league.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShame on you [Jeremy Lin],\u201d Freedom posted to social media. \u201cHaven\u2019t you had enough of that Dirty Chinese Communist Party money feeding you to stay silent? How disgusting of you to turn your back against your country &amp; your people. Stand with Taiwan! Stop bowing to money &amp; the Dictatorship. Morals over Money brother.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shame on you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLin7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JLin7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haven\u2019t you had enough of that Dirty Chinese Communist Party money feeding you to stay silent?<\/p>\n<p>How disgusting of you to turn your back against your country &amp; your people.<\/p>\n<p>Stand with Taiwan!<br \/>Stop bowing to money &amp; the Dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p>Morals over Money brother<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1467525844000145414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freedom has become increasingly vocal about human rights this season, speaking out against the Chinese government and those who profit off of Chinese labor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has called for a free Tibet, an independent Taiwan, called on the Chinese government to \u201cstop the genocide\u201d of the Uyghur people, and challenged President Biden to \u201cstop playing games with bullies\u201d ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has not been afraid to criticize the Chinese president, calling him a \u201cbrutal dictator\u201d for the Chinese government\u2019s record of human rights abuses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has also gone after Nike and the face of the NBA \u2014 LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>In the Celtics\u2019 November 19 matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kanter sported custom shoes that took direct aim at James. A day before, Kanter took to social media with a message for James accompanied by pictures of his custom footwear.&nbsp;<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-enes-kanter-to-change-last-name-to-freedom\">said<\/a>, 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>Last week, Freedom said that he was willing to sit down and speak with James in an \u201cuncomfortable conversation\u201d regarding his unwillingness to speak out against human rights abuses in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, I\u2019d love to sit down and talk to him,\u201d Freedom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32755256\/celtics-enes-kanter-freedom-says-welcome-sit-lebron-james-human-rights-abuses-china-here-educate-him\">said<\/a> according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. \u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be a very uncomfortable conversation for him. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s gonna want that. I\u2019ll make that really comfortable for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019s educated enough, but I\u2019m here to educate him and I\u2019m here to help him, because it\u2019s not about money. It\u2019s about morals, principles and values. It\u2019s about what you stand for. There are way bigger things than money. If LeBron stopped making money now, his grandkids and grandkids and grandkids can have the best life ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s crusade against China and those who profit off of the ruling Communist party continues.\u00a0A week after becoming a U.S. citizen and legally changing his last name to \u201cFreedom,\u201d Kanter is now going after a former NBA player for playing in the Chinese Basketball Association.Jeremy Lin played in the NBA for nine seasons, spending time with eight different organizations, and averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in his career. He became well-known during his time with the New York Knicks, taking the city by storm and sparking the phrase \u201cLinsanity.\u201d\u00a0According to the South China Morning Post, Lin signed with the Beijing Ducks of the CBA last Tuesday and is expected to play out the rest of the 2021-2022 season.\u00a0On Sunday, Freedom went after Lin \u2014 who is Taiwanese-American \u2014 for joining the Chinese league.\u00a0\u201cShame on you [Jeremy Lin],\u201d Freedom posted to social media. \u201cHaven\u2019t you had enough of that Dirty Chinese Communist Party money feeding you to stay silent? How disgusting of you to turn your back against your country &#038; your people. Stand with Taiwan! Stop bowing to money &#038; the Dictatorship. Morals over Money brother.\u201d\u00a0Shame on you @JLin7Haven\u2019t you had enough of that Dirty Chinese Communist Party money feeding you to stay silent?How disgusting of you to turn your back against your country &#038; your people.Stand with Taiwan!Stop bowing to money &#038; the Dictatorship.Morals over Money brother\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) December 5, 2021Freedom has become increasingly vocal about human rights this season, speaking out against the Chinese government and those who profit off of Chinese labor.\u00a0Kanter has called for a free Tibet, an independent Taiwan, called on the Chinese government to \u201cstop the genocide\u201d of the Uyghur people, and challenged President Biden to \u201cstop playing games with bullies\u201d ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Kanter has not been afraid to criticize the Chinese president, calling him a \u201cbrutal dictator\u201d for the Chinese government\u2019s record of human rights abuses.\u00a0Kanter has also gone after Nike and the face of the NBA \u2014 LeBron James.In the Celtics\u2019 November 19 matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kanter sported custom shoes that took direct aim at James. A day before, Kanter took to social media with a message for James accompanied by pictures of his custom footwear.\u00a0\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?\u201dLast week, Freedom said that he was willing to sit down and speak with James in an \u201cuncomfortable conversation\u201d regarding his unwillingness to speak out against human rights abuses in China.\u00a0\u201cSure, I\u2019d love to sit down and talk to him,\u201d Freedom said according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. \u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be a very uncomfortable conversation for him. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s gonna want that. I\u2019ll make that really comfortable for him.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019s educated enough, but I\u2019m here to educate him and I\u2019m here to help him, because it\u2019s not about money. It\u2019s about morals, principles and values. It\u2019s about what you stand for. There are way bigger things than money. If LeBron stopped making money now, his grandkids and grandkids and grandkids can have the best life ever.\u201dJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The 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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