NBA Wants No Part of Freedom: China Critic Bounced Out Of League

The NBA’s approval has been reaffirmed by its communist dictators with the abrupt dismissal Enes Kanter Liberty. This pathetic league has been completely cleansed from anyone daring to critique its utter silence about the atrocities committed by China’s business partner. Houston was the Rockets’ backup center, which Boston Celtics gave up Thursday.

The NBA had previously tried persuading Freedom to stop angering China with his Tweets and designer shoes – all calling out the evil regime for denying freedom to its citizens and enslaving Uyghurs. That didn’t work. Two representatives of the NBA approached Freedom on the Boston bench a few months ago, after he had started wearing “Free Tibet Shoes.” As he recalls:

Then they said: “We beg you to take these shoes off.” [He responded:]Tell your boss, whatever it may be, that you are unhappy. [NBA Commissioner] Adam Silver, the Celtics owner, and whoever you’re talking to, I’m not taking my shoes off. It doesn’t matter if my team is banned, or I am fined. This was just before I took my citizenship exam, so it was an ideal time to play. There are 27 amendments. My First Amendment is the most important. [right] is freedom of speech. They couldn’t take it away from me.

Freedom played in just 35 of Boston’s 56 games this season, averaging 11 minutes and 3.7 points per game. It’s not like he doesn’t have “game,” as he grabbed 12 rebounds in what was likely his NBA career finale.

Freedom, upon joining the Celtics this year, launched an aggressive crusade to stop China’s oppression Uyghurs and Tibet. Early in the season, the China tyrants refused to air the Celtics’ games on television, as a result. He also became a U.S. citizen and added the name “Freedom.”

Alejandro Avila, of the Outkick blog, speculated what everybody who’s paying attention to this story is thinking …

Freedom’s appearance on the court this season has been scarce, with some fans and supporters speculating that his anti-China messaging caught up to Enes and made him a liability due to the Association’s link with the Chinese market.

The NBA is an insular group of social justice fighters and situational social justice activists who are unwilling to confront China over its slavery labor system and totalitarian regime. This league and its players make millions off the backs the China’s oppressed, and they put profit over principle. They were free to choose freedom.

Houston was probably less likely to play Freedom than Boston because, in 2019, the Rockets’ general manager (Daryl Morey) tweeted support for freedom in Hong Kong. China banned all NBA broadcasts for the season. Now, the league is afraid of reprisals from its Asian masters if they are upset again.

Freedom has the proper perspective on what’s important in life. He spoke out to the Voice Of America a week ago:

… But at the end of the day knowing that you’re doing this for innocent people will always give you extra hope and motivation. Everybody thinks that I am a professional basketball player. While I can be called a player in basketball, what I really do is more important than the game.

Freedom stands alone for truth, while the masses are abandoning it. Among those cowardly appeasing China are LeBron James, Jeremy Lin, Michael Jordan, Golden State Warriors investor Chamath Palihapitiya, Nike and his home country of Turkey.

After he was waived, Freedom left this message on social media: “The world will be shocked.” Considering his courage and the NBA’s lack thereof, his release really isn’t shocking.