Former Boston Celtics big man: ‘American democracy is not a reality show’

Former Boston Celtics big man Enes Freedom FKA Enes Kanter has been outspoken about what he believes is a double standard on the NBA’s part for promoting fans to be politically active in the U.S. while remaining silent on issues with the league’s biggest international partner, the Communist Party of China.

One of his primary concerns is the NBA’s silence about the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group in Central and East Asia that has been exiled to concentration camps throughout the country. Just recently, the BBC relayed that the group has faced torture and forced sterilization (among other atrocities) from the ruling Chinese government.

Kanter has taken aim at NBA commissioner Adam Silver in the past for his complicity in everything that happens over there–ESPN reported that the NBA China entity is valued at approximately $5 billion, and the NBA owns 90% of the entity, putting the value China possesses of each of the league’s 30 teams at an estimated $150 million–and is now taking aim at United States President Joe Biden for making American democracy a ‘reality show.’

Here was Freedom’s swipe at the 46th President of the United States during his primetime speech from Philadelphia on Thursday night:

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While Enes Freedom was never a superstar, he was a starter on the 2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers that made the Western Conference finals and before that served as the top option on the New York Knicks for a time. To say he is underserving of a job is a biased fallacy considering his low-post scoring efficiency and rebounding prowess. Bleacher Report even named him to their ‘most underrated of the last decade‘ team.

With that said, there was just something about the Boston Celtics that failed to bring the best, or even anything close to it, out of Freedom. His two Cs stints were his only two single-digit points per game efforts since before his first season as a rotational player for the Utah Jazz in 2013-14.

The fit in Boston just wasn’t it, but the 30-year-old would likely be getting an offer if his views weren’t so controversial and counterculture. No one that shows up on cable news talking negatively about both the U.S. government and the nation that serves as the NBA’s biggest business partner will be welcomed with opened arms back into the ‘Association.’