Former NBA player and human rights advocate Enes Kanter Freedom joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss LeBron James breaking the NBA all-time scoring record.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates after scoring to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.
"He's one of the best players to ever play the game, but same time, if you see what he stands for, there are so many human rights violations that are happening around the world," Kanter Freedom said."He called himself more than an athlete. He called himself a human rights activist or freedom fighter. So I was just very disappointed in him, just, you know, choosing money and business over his morals, values and principles.
Kanter Freedom legally changed his last name upon becoming a U.S. citizen, and he has been vocal about the NBA's relationship with China in the past. Jamesfor comments made about China in which he said a former executive was"misinformed" about protests in the country. "[James] signed with a company like Nike that pretty much uses slave labor sweatshops over there in China," Kanter Freedom added."He talks about all the problems that happened around the world. But when it comes to one specific topic, China, he stays silent, and that is hypocrisy."'s lack of focus on China's aggression during his address to Congress.
"I just wish that President Biden touched more on human rights violations around the world," he said.
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