{"id":1307778,"date":"2022-02-17T14:18:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1307778"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T00:22:50","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-freedom-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize"},"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\">16<\/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-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize%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=1307778&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238568324-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Enes Kanter Freedom may not currently have an NBA team to play for, but he may have a Nobel Peace Prize to his name in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/02\/who-cares-human-rights-enes-kanter-freedom\/622812\/\">The Atlantic<\/a> published a story detailing Kanter Freedom\u2019s advocacy for human rights, and reported that \u201ca member of the Norwegian Parliament put his name up for the Nobel Peace Prize.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m honored and humbled to received the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize,\u201d Kanter Freedom said on Twitter. \u201cSometimes taking a stand is more important than your next paycheck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m honored and humbled to received the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NobelPrize?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NobelPrize<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sometimes taking a stand is more important than your next paycheck.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZjAPiHUoaD\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZjAPiHUoaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/1493986402077401090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, Kanter Freedom was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Houston Rockets, who quickly waived him. Kanter Freedom has yet to be picked up by another NBA team.<\/p>\n<p><span>In October 2021, Kanter Freedom began using his platform to advocate for human rights across the world by calling on the Chinese government to \u201cFree Tibet\u201d and by criticizing the communist country\u2019s \u201cbrutal rule.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What followed was the Chinese streaming service Tencent blacking out all Celtics games on the platform, as well as removing replays of previous Celtics games. But the response from China didn\u2019t deter Kanter Freedom, as he continued to post videos and messages to his social media accounts calling out the Chinese government for their record of human rights abuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kanter Freedom has been particularly outspoken on the treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, calling on Chinese President Xi Jinping to \u201cstop the genocide\u201d of the Uyghur people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He hasn\u2019t been afraid to go against the face of the NBA, with Kanter Freedom taking to social media in November with a message for LeBron James.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He later offered to sit down with James for a \u201cvery uncomfortable conversation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His campaign against China and its record on human rights abuses has gained nationwide attention, and two NBA Hall of Famers joined Kanter Freedom in speaking out on China\u2019s human rights atrocities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dominique Wilkins, a 15-year NBA veteran, joined Kanter Freedom in a December video criticizing the Chinese government for its treatment of the Uyghur people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-cannot-stay-silent-enes-kanter-freedom-joined-by-nba-hall-of-famer-in-calling-on-chinese-government-to-free-the-uyghur-people\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in the video. \u201cWhich side are we taking?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a December 2 Substack video, NBA all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar applauded Kanter Freedom for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s \u201ccruelty and inhumanity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHis protests have brought retaliation from China, who have pulled Celtics games from the streaming site Tencent,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-true-leader-enes-kanter-freedom-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar-after-he-hits-china-over-human-rights-abuses\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>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;<\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a Daily Wire <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter Freedom may not currently have an NBA team to play for, but he may have a Nobel Peace Prize to his name in the future.On Wednesday, The Atlantic &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-1307778","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\/1307778","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1307778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307778\/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=1307778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1307778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1307778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}