Enes Freedom calls NBA 'hypocrites' for supporting Ukraine

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Though the NBA has seemingly blackballed former Boston Celtics center Enes Freedom for speaking out against China, that hasn’t stopped him from dunking all over them.

On Sunday, Freedom, formerly Enes Kanter, pointed a finger at the NBA’s hypocrisy. The league supports Ukrainians, but has turned a blind eye to Uyghurs held in concentration camps in China and others around the world whose human rights have been violated.

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Nov 10, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter (13) signs autographs before the start of the game against the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden.  (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)

"Hypocrites!" tweeted Freedom, atop a picture of coaches from his former team, Boston, wearing pins in support of Ukraine.

To be clear, Freedom has no issue with supporting Ukraine. In fact, he’s fully in favor of it, as he says in his tweet. However, he takes issue with the NBA swiftly backing Ukraine while remaining silent on other world issues that have lingered for much longer than the last two weeks.

"Hypocrites! I see Celtics coaching staff wearing Ukrainian flag pins, which I support," said Freedom. "What about Syria, Afghanistan, Uyghurs, Hong Kong, Tibet, Taiwan.

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter displays a message on his shoes during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

"Why is it okay to speak up about human rights violations there but not in other countries? Is there not much profit from Russia?"

Freedom didn’t stop there. He also said that the NBA "begged" him to