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Enes Kanter Freedom Blasts NBA Legend For 'Kissing Up' To Turkey’s Dictator
- Enes Kanter Freedom publicly criticized Shaquille O’Neal for posing with Erdogan in Istanbul, calling it complicity with a dictator.
- Kanter Freedom says the display amounts to laundering a dictator’s crimes and giving legitimacy to his regime.
- The exchange comes amid Erdogan’s contentious human rights record and Kanter Freedom’s history of advocacy against abuses.
- Outkick highlights a broader debate in sports about celebrities engaging with controversial regimes for money or clout.
- O’Neal has not publicly commented on the backlash as he continues his frequent Turkish visits.
- The Turkish government has previously affected Kanter Freedom’s travel and status due to his activism.
- The piece references Kanter Freedom’s sacrifice of his NBA career in China over human rights issues.
- The article frames the incident as a test of integrity and moral choice for public figures.
- The report notes Erdogan’s dating to public photo ops at the Basketball Development Center in Istanbul.
- The piece quotes Kanter Freedom branding the photo op as a 'display of soft diplomacy' that many are watching.
- The article references a response from Clay Travis and other commentators on Kanter Freedom's stance.
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