Former Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is no stranger to speaking his mind.
The Turkish big man has always been vocal towards human rights issues from those in his home country, the United States and beyond.
When Kanter’s new team, the Boston Celtics, faced off against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, the former Blazer donned new shoes that shed light to an instance in 2019 when then Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey showed support over protests in Hong Kong.
Morey’s tweet created a ripple effect that caused China to boycott the NBA, and became a pressing matter when James and the Lakers were in China at the time playing exhibition games.