The foreign born NBA player is being threatened by various other NBA players around the league, but specifically those on his team who say he is screwing over their chance at getting endorsement deals from companies based in a very large Asian country.
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Enes Kanter says Nike is ‘scared to speak up’ against China and wears ‘Modern Day Slavery’ shoes in protest of Uyghur treatment
(CNN)NBA star Enes Kanter has doubled-down on his criticism of China and has called on Nike to do more in fighting against injustice in the country.
The Boston Celtics center, who has been outspoken about the treatment of minorities in China, wore customized shoes in his team’s win against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday with the words“Modern Day Slavery” and “No More Excuses” written on them.
On Monday, he posted a video on Twitter in which he called out Nike for its silence on injustice in China.
“Nike remains vocal about injustice here in America, but when it comes to China, Nike remains silent,” said Kanter, in a post which used the hashtags #HypocriteNike and #EndUyghurForcedLabor.
“You do not address police brutality in China, you do not speak about discrimination against the LGBTQ community, you do not say a word about the oppression of minorities in China, you are scared to speak up.” – Source
NBA star @EnesKanter has been using his stardom to take a stand against what he sees as human rights violations committed by the Chinese government.
“China uses money to buy silence,” Kanter tells me in a TV exclusive. “I don’t care about your endorsement deal.” pic.twitter.com/u3s5HV4MQI
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) November 10, 2021
Taiwan will never surrender to the EVIL Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan is a DEMOCRATIC and FREE country.
The future of Taiwan must be determined by the Taiwanese people.
Taiwan is NOT a part of China
and NEVER will be! #IslandOfResilience#FreedomShoes pic.twitter.com/3yxWnfbWLK— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) November 10, 2021
Boston Celtics star Enes Kanter says he felt encouraged to speak out against China after the NBA supported players in fighting other injustices and human rights issues https://t.co/jZTqcFN6C0
— CNN (@CNN) November 10, 2021
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