Chinese Media Pulls Boston Celtics Games After Enes Kanter Expresses Support for Tibet

Chinese Media Pulls Boston Celtics Games After Enes Kanter Expresses Support for Tibet

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 managerbr 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 managerbr Daryl Morey nearly two years ago.


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