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Enes Kanter Freedom Says NBA ‘Begged’ Him Not To Wear ‘Free Tibet’ Shoes

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Enes Kanter Freedom Says NBA ‘Begged’ Him Not To Wear ‘Free Tibet’ Shoes

Enes Kanter Freedom Says NBA ‘Begged’ Him Not To Wear ‘Free Tibet’ Shoes

Enes Kanter Freedom Says , NBA ‘Begged’ Him, Not To Wear ‘Free Tibet’ Shoes.

Fox News reports Enes Kanter Freedom's activism has gotten him in some hot water with the NBA.

The Boston Celtics center says before a game against the Knicks last month, officials with the NBA "begged" him to remove his "Free Tibet" sneakers.

I was confused... Them telling me to take my shoes off went against my First Amendment rights.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

I was confused... Them telling me to take my shoes off went against my First Amendment rights.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

I said I would not take them off.

I didn’t care if I got banned or fined.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

I said I would not take them off.

I didn’t care if I got banned or fined.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

By halftime, Kanter Freedom says he was informed China had banned all Boston Celtics broadcasts in the country.

By halftime, Kanter Freedom says he was informed China had banned all Boston Celtics broadcasts in the country.

It took one half of a Celtics game, with me wearing these shoes, on the bench, ...to get banned.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

It took one half of a Celtics game, with me wearing these shoes, on the bench, ...to get banned.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

Kanter Freedom was born and raised in Turkey.

He became an official citizen of the United States last month.

Kanter Freedom was born and raised in Turkey.

He became an official citizen of the United States last month.

Now I am on a big stage and there are so many dictators out there who are destroying people.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

Now I am on a big stage and there are so many dictators out there who are destroying people.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

God gave me this platform, and I have to use it for the good fight.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.

God gave me this platform, and I have to use it for the good fight.

, Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News


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