Chinese Media Pulls, Boston Celtics Games After, Enes Kanter Expresses <br />Support for Tibet.<br />ESPN reports that Boston Celtics games will no longer be aired on Chinese media.<br />The decision comes after Celtics center Enes Kanter posted a two-minute video on Twitter expressing support for the liberation of the people of Tibet.<br />I'm here to add my voice and speak out about what is happening in Tibet. Under the Chinese government's brutal rule, Tibetan people's basic rights and freedoms are nonexistent. , Enes Kanter, via Twitter.<br />I'm here to add my voice and speak out about what is happening in Tibet. Under the Chinese government's brutal rule, Tibetan people's basic rights and freedoms are nonexistent. , Enes Kanter, via Twitter.<br />Chinese authorities attempted <br />to discredit Kanter's remarks, <br />calling them a ploy for attention. .<br />[Kanter's comments] <br />were not worth refuting, Wang Wenbin, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, <br />via statement to ESPN.<br />Kanter followed up his comments by <br />wearing a pair of 'Free Tibet' shoes against <br />the New York Knicks on Wednesday.<br />The Celtics center has a history of social activism. <br />He has been a vocal critic of Tayyip Erdoğan, <br />the president of his home country of Turkey.<br />The Celtics center has a history of social activism. <br />He has been a vocal critic of Tayyip Erdoğan, <br />the president of his home country of Turkey.<br />The Chinese media has also banned games featuring the Philadelphia 76ers due to comments made by then-Houston Rockets general manager<br />Daryl Morey nearly two years ago.<br />The Chinese media has also banned games featuring the Philadelphia 76ers due to comments made by then-Houston Rockets general manager<br />Daryl Morey nearly two years ago.<br />At the time, his tweet offered support for the democracy movement in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong prior to the NBA preseason games in the country
