{"id":1121883,"date":"2021-12-15T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1121883"},"modified":"2021-12-15T14:14:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:14:40","slug":"a-true-leader-enes-kanter-freedom-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar-after-he-hits-china-over-human-rights-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-true-leader-enes-kanter-freedom-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar-after-he-hits-china-over-human-rights-abuses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A True Leader\u2019: Enes Kanter Freedom To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar After He Hits China Over Human Rights Abuses"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fa-true-leader-enes-kanter-freedom-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar-after-he-hits-china-over-human-rights-abuses%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=1121883&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 is beginning to gain support from the NBA community as he continues his criticism of the Chinese government for its record of human rights abuses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Freedom shared a video of a December 2 Substack video in which NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar expresses support for Freedom, citing his admiration for Freedom\u2019s \u201cunapologetic bravery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoston Celtics center Enes Kanter became an American citizen on Monday, and changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar said. \u201cThe 11-year veteran, who was born in Turkey, has been an outspoken critic of China\u2019s inhuman treatment of the two million Uyghurs who have reportedly faced enslavement, torture, and other abuses. Enes has also criticized Chinese policies toward Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and has asked that the U.S. boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games in protest.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis protests have brought retaliation from China, who have pulled Celtics games from the streaming site Tencent,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar continued. \u201cI can\u2019t help but admire Enes\u2019 unapologetic bravery and commitment to the very freedom he celebrates with his name change. China is a big source of money for the NBA, so to criticize their cruelty and inhumanity is a bold step. He is just the kind of courageous American citizen we need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freedom shared the video with a message for his fellow players, encouraging them to stand up for what is right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge thanks to [NBA] legend [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] for your support and bringing more awareness to all the human rights abuses in [China],\u201d Freedom wrote. \u201cHoping this encourages other athletes to stand up for what is right. You are a true leader [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar].\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBA<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaj33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kaj33<\/a> for your support and bringing more awareness to all the human rights abuses in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hoping this encourages other athletes to stand up for what is right.<\/p>\n<p>You are a true leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaj33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kaj33<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeUyghurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeUyghurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoBeijing2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoBeijing2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdjm0ZXCR1\">pic.twitter.com\/jdjm0ZXCR1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1470788023185022991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freedom has called out China and its leader Xi Jinping over the past month and a half. He has called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/celtics-games-pulled-in-china-after-enes-kanters-message-for-brutal-dictator-of-china\">free Tibet<\/a>, an independent Taiwan, called on the Chinese government to \u201cstop the genocide\u201d of the Uyghur people, and challenged President Joe Biden to \u201cstop playing games with bullies\u201d ahead of a meeting with Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Freedom was joined by NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins in calling for the end of the Uyghur genocide in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory is written in two ways: One, you can sit on the couch and watch how it\u2019s written. Or two, you can do something about it and write history,\u201d Wilkins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1469690026405466113?s=20\">said<\/a> in the video. \u201cWhich side are we taking?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is happening to the Uyghur people is one of the worst human rights tragedies in the world today,\u201d Wilkins continued. \u201cWe cannot stay silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilkins played 15 years in the NBA \u2014 12 with the Atlanta Hawks \u2014 and was inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom went on to discuss the \u201cconcentration camps\u201d that have reportedly been created for the Uyghurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a genocide happening right now. The Chinese government is sending millions of Uyghurs to concentration camps where they are subject to torture, forced labor, rape, and sterilization,\u201d Freedom said. \u201cAll simply because they embrace their own religion, their own culture, language, history, and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us must spread the word and call on the Chinese government to free the Uyghur people,\u201d Freedom continued. \u201cWe need to wake up, we need to speak up. Close the camps. Stop the genocide. Freedom for all.\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 is beginning to gain support from the NBA community as he continues his criticism of the Chinese government for its record of human rights abuses.\u00a0On Tuesday, Freedom shared a video of a December 2 Substack video in which NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar expresses support for Freedom, citing his admiration for Freedom\u2019s \u201cunapologetic bravery.\u201d\u201cBoston Celtics center Enes Kanter became an American citizen on Monday, and changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar said. \u201cThe 11-year veteran, who was born in Turkey, has been an outspoken critic of China\u2019s inhuman treatment of the two million Uyghurs who have reportedly faced enslavement, torture, and other abuses. Enes has also criticized Chinese policies toward Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and has asked that the U.S. boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games in protest.\u201d\u00a0\u201cHis protests have brought retaliation from China, who have pulled Celtics games from the streaming site Tencent,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar continued. \u201cI can\u2019t help but admire Enes\u2019 unapologetic bravery and commitment to the very freedom he celebrates with his name change. China is a big source of money for the NBA, so to criticize their cruelty and inhumanity is a bold step. He is just the kind of courageous American citizen we need.\u201dFreedom shared the video with a message for his fellow players, encouraging them to stand up for what is right.\u00a0\u201cHuge thanks to [NBA] legend [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] for your support and bringing more awareness to all the human rights abuses in [China],\u201d Freedom wrote. \u201cHoping this encourages other athletes to stand up for what is right. You are a true leader [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar].\u201dHuge thanks to @NBA legend @kaj33 for your support and bringing more awareness to all the human rights abuses in #China Hoping this encourages other athletes to stand up for what is right.You are a true leader @kaj33 #FreeUyghurs #NoBeijing2022 pic.twitter.com\/jdjm0ZXCR1\u2014 Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) December 14, 2021Freedom has called out China and its leader Xi Jinping over the past month and a half. He 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 Joe Biden to \u201cstop playing games with bullies\u201d ahead of a meeting with Jinping.Over the weekend, Freedom was joined by NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins in calling for the end of the Uyghur genocide in China.\u201cHistory is written in two ways: One, you can sit on the couch and watch how it\u2019s written. Or two, you can do something about it and write history,\u201d Wilkins said in the video. \u201cWhich side are we taking?\u201d\u201cWhat is happening to the Uyghur people is one of the worst human rights tragedies in the world today,\u201d Wilkins continued. \u201cWe cannot stay silent.\u201dWilkins played 15 years in the NBA \u2014 12 with the Atlanta Hawks \u2014 and was inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.Freedom went on to discuss the \u201cconcentration camps\u201d that have reportedly been created for the Uyghurs.\u201cThere is a genocide happening right now. The Chinese government is sending millions of Uyghurs to concentration camps where they are subject to torture, forced labor, rape, and sterilization,\u201d Freedom said. \u201cAll simply because they embrace their own religion, their own culture, language, history, and identity.\u201d\u201cAll of us must spread the word and call on the Chinese government to free the Uyghur people,\u201d Freedom continued. \u201cWe need to wake up, we need to speak up. Close the camps. Stop the genocide. Freedom for all.\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. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1121883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}