Kanter Freedom Calls NBA ‘Hypocrites’ for Supporting Ukraine While Staying Silent on China’s Abuses

(L-R) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaks with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Feb. 17, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Newly-ousted NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is accusing the basketball league of being “hypocrites” for showing solidarity with Ukraine while remaining silent on the Chinese regime’s human rights atrocities.

The former Boston Celtics center, who recently received a nomination for his Nobel Peace Prize for his rights advocacy, is currently without a job for the first time in his 10-year professional basketball career—a result, he said, of him speaking up against the Chinese Communist Party.