Kanter, who once denounced the CCP's tyranny, is now avoided by the league team. He sighs: Although sad but not regretful

2022-08-02 14:47

Kanter, who once denounced the CCP's tyranny, is now avoided by the league team. He sighs: Although sad but not regretful


Enes Kanter Liberty, a 30-year-old center who advocates democracy, freedom, and hands-on involvement in the world's civil rights movement among league players, has been criticizing China's ruling party, the Communist Party's tyranny, in recent years, which has led to him being in the free agency market. So far, no team offers have been received, and it can be seen that all league teams have avoided him. To this end, Kanter expressed his anger and sadness, but he does not regret the actions he has done to fight for social peace and civil rights, and he plans to play for professional basketball teams in Greece and Israel.


Kanter participated in the 2011 NBA draft and was selected by the Utah Jazz with the third overall pick in the first round, and was later traded to the Jazz. He then joined the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, and played in 807 regular season and playoff games in 10 seasons in the league. , averaging 11.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.5 blocks in 21.5 minutes. He shot 54.8 percent from the field and 28.9 percent from 3-point range.


When Kanter played for the Celtics last season, he publicly criticized the Chinese rulers for persecuting ethnic minorities and Taiwan during a game. During the process, he not only made remarks, but also wore anti-China sneakers and other actions that made Chinese TV media Immediately stopped broadcasting related games about the Celtics, which seriously affected the league's ratings and funds. Kanter understands that an important part of the league's business comes from the Chinese market, and the league will not ignore problems that cause economic losses, so he was refrigerated by the team, which made Kanter very angry and frustrated.


But even so, Kanter still accepts these costs, because he understands the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, and he believes that he is concerned with civil rights issues bigger than basketball and the league. Kanter emphasized that when the league players are playing, there are people in the world who are suffering from political persecution, and he is ready to sacrifice those insignificant careers and wages in order to save these people.


Since the Celtics traded Kanter to the Houston Rockets this year, and the team fired him in February, the free agency market has been open for a month. Player identities wander the market. Now, Kanter also understands why no team is willing to sign him. But he claimed that he would not give up his basketball career early and that he would continue to play overseas for the next six years, and said his goal was to join Panathinaikos in Athens, Greece and Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel. . It is reported that Kanter has reached contact with both teams and believes that the center, who advocates loyalty and goodness to the country, freedom and democracy, can restart his basketball career overseas in recent years.