Enes Kanter Freedom Says , NBA ‘Begged’ Him, Not To Wear ‘Free Tibet’ Shoes.<br />Fox News reports Enes Kanter Freedom's <br />activism has gotten him in <br />some hot water with the NBA.<br />The Boston Celtics center says before <br />a game against the Knicks last month, <br />officials with the NBA "begged" him to <br />remove his "Free Tibet" sneakers.<br />I was confused...<br />Them telling me to <br />take my shoes off went <br />against my First <br />Amendment rights. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />I was confused...<br />Them telling me to <br />take my shoes off went <br />against my First <br />Amendment rights. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />I said I would not <br />take them off. <br />I didn’t care if <br />I got banned or fined. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />I said I would not <br />take them off. <br />I didn’t care if <br />I got banned or fined. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />By halftime, Kanter Freedom says he was informed China had banned all Boston Celtics broadcasts in the country.<br />By halftime, Kanter Freedom says he was informed China had banned all Boston Celtics broadcasts in the country.<br />It took one half <br />of a Celtics game, <br />with me wearing <br />these shoes, <br />on the bench, <br />...to get banned. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />It took one half <br />of a Celtics game, <br />with me wearing <br />these shoes, <br />on the bench, <br />...to get banned. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />Kanter Freedom was born and<br />raised in Turkey. He became an official <br />citizen of the United States last month.<br />Kanter Freedom was born and<br />raised in Turkey. He became an official <br />citizen of the United States last month.<br />Now I am on a big stage <br />and there are so many <br />dictators out there who <br />are destroying people. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />Now I am on a big stage <br />and there are so many <br />dictators out there who <br />are destroying people. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />God gave me <br />this platform,<br />and I have to <br />use it for the <br />good fight. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News.<br />God gave me <br />this platform,<br />and I have to <br />use it for the <br />good fight. , Enes Kanter Freedom, Boston Celtics Center, via Fox News
