‘Sacrificing Everything,’ Enes Kanter Freedom Continues to Expose China’s Human Rights Violations

Enes Kanter reacts during a press conference as he is introduced as a member of the Boston Celtics at the Auerbach Center at New Balance World Headquarters in Boston, Mass., on July 17, 2019. Tim Bradbury/Getty Images

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who was released by the Houston Rockets in early February immediately following his trade from the Boston Celtics, continued his human rights activism at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 in Washington last week.

Kanter Freedom said he recalled a statement by his mother, “Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means sacrificing everything.”