{"id":1567543,"date":"2022-07-23T07:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1567543"},"modified":"2022-07-23T08:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T12:34:51","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-says-the-nba-is-run-by-the-chinese-dictatorship-after-audio-recordings-surface-showing-executives-bowing-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-freedom-says-the-nba-is-run-by-the-chinese-dictatorship-after-audio-recordings-surface-showing-executives-bowing-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom Says The NBA \u201cIs Run By The Chinese Dictatorship\u201d After Audio Recordings Surface Showing Executives Bowing To China"},"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\">42<\/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-says-the-nba-is-run-by-the-chinese-dictatorship-after-audio-recordings-surface-showing-executives-bowing-to-china%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=1567543&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, a former center for the Boston Celtics, reacted to a number of audio recordings obtained by Tucker Carlson Tonight showing NBA executives and owners making it clear they make and enforce policies based on their Chinese masters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enes Kanter Photo Credit: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the July 20th episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Carlson aired three separate audio recordings from NBA Players Association executive Ron Klempner, Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.<\/p>\n<p>In the first clip, Klempner says, \u201cI got off the phone with the General Counsel of the NBA and he wants to now have a conversation about \u2014 their concern right now is not so much what you are saying off the court, but what it is that you\u2019re saying on the court, when you step onto the court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a reference to Enes Kanter Freedom wearing shoes that read \u201cFree Tibet\u201d a clear criticism of China\u2019s occupation of the country since 1951.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-04.08-themixnet-62dacb651ac0c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1387\" height=\"835\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s Free Tibet Shoes via Enes Freedom\u2019s Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/06\/san-antonio-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-says-50-and-60-and-70-year-old-white-men-screwing-up-all-of-our-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Says \u201c50 And 60 and 70 Year Old White Men Screwing Up All Of Our Lives\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second clip sees Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry very clearly explaining how and why the NBA bows to China. He says, \u201cChina\u2019s taken a very aggressive stance, which is \u2018hey you want to b**** about us, you\u2019re out.\u2019 Right? Which is I get it. There\u2019s nothing\u2026 It\u2019s business. So their view is, look, you want to be in our country, you wanna do things, if you\u2019re gonna complain about us, you\u2019re not allowed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what happens for the NBA, the NBA is in a box,\u201d the clip concludes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1776\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.05-05.24-themixnet-62c473ca23812.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enes Kanter Freedom via Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The third clip sees NBA Commissioner Adam Silver also discussing Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s \u201cFree Tibet\u201d shoes. He says, \u201cYou\u2019re not breaking any rule in terms of the shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails from TheMix.net. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In what appears to be another clip he says, \u201cThere\u2019s not rule I\u2019m aware of that you\u2019re violating now. To me, you know, I think it\u2019s also \u2014 look, at the end of the day, we\u2019re also a business.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Kanter Freedom reacted to this clip on Tucker Carlson Tonight saying, \u201cThe NBA has finally gotten exposed. And this is the evidence of how 100% American made company is run by the Chinese dictatorship. And wake up America, this is the league that you have been supporting and watching. Enough is enough. And this is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThey are mad that someone from the inside that played 11 years in this league finally exposed them. And I\u2019m saying it again. Enough is enough. Stop bowing down to dictatorships.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.05-05.24-themixnet-62c473b31643e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enes Kanter Freedom via Boston Celtics YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/06\/boston-celtics-jaylen-brown-says-nba-players-could-boycott-nba-finals-to-protest-for-more-gun-control-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown Says NBA Players Could Boycott NBA Finals To Protest For More Gun Control Laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Later in the interview, Carlson provided the NBA\u2019s statement in response to the audio recordings. It stated, \u201cAdam Silver made it clear that we support players \u2013 including Mr. Freedom \u2013 expressing their views on matters that are important them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enes Kanter Freedom reacted to the statement saying, \u201cThe recordings said something different. It\u2019s just sad to see how these people can still lie to the American people. How they can bowing down to these dictatorships. They will care about social justice until it affects their money and business. NBA pretends to care about social justice in America, but when that affects their business they\u2019re silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if any player goes out there, says anything about it, they\u2019re going to do everything they can to silence you,\u201d he said. \u201cLook, listen, I\u2019m 30-years-old and they are pushing me to retire at the age of 30. And I\u2019m not retiring. I\u2019m going to fight \u2019til I get back to that league again and keep exposing them. And that\u2019s why I can\u2019t just take this anymore,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.05-05.24-themixnet-62c473bc4070a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"524\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enes Kanter Freedom via Boston Celtics YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also shared more recordings to his Instagram. He prefaced one writing, \u201cThis is the conversation I had with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, where he lies about whether the Boston Celtics games in China are banned or not &#038; where he admits and say \u2018At the end of the day we are a business.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CgR7Pk5AQ5M\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/07\/former-boston-celtics-center-enes-kanter-freedom-calls-the-nba-one-of-the-most-evil-radical-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter Freedom Calls The NBA \u201cOne Of The Most Evil Radical Organization\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a second one he wrote, \u201cEvery month, NBA players pay thousands of dollar to the NBAPA to protect their rights against NBA. Unfortunately that\u2019s not the case if China is involved. Here\u2019s another leaked recording exposing the NBA Players Union about begging me to take my shoes off &#038; trying to silence me!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CgSghfogrt2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kanter Freedom is no stranger to criticizing the NBA at the beginning of this month he spoke to TMZSports where he described the organization as \u201cone of the most evil radical organization\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe one thing I can say is NBA and Adam Silver is definitely one of the most evil, radical organization and one of the most radical commissioner out there in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey stand up for things until it affects their money or business. And someone had to expose them and someone finally exposed them and from first hand,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>What do you make of this leaked audio and Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s comments about the NBA?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/07\/enes-kanter-freedom-rebukes-lebron-james-you-are-free-to-leave-buddy-or-you-can-even-volunteer-for-an-exchange-for-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enes Kanter Freedom Rebukes LeBron James: \u201cYou Are Free To Leave Buddy Or You Can Even Volunteer For An Exchange For Her\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter Freedom, a former center for the Boston Celtics, reacted to a number of audio recordings obtained by Tucker Carlson Tonight showing NBA executives and owners making it clear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575249,"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-1567543","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\/1567543","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=1567543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1567543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1567543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1567543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1567543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}