WATCH: While the NBA kowtows to China, Celtics star Enes Kanter delivers powerful message about sacrificing to stand for freedom - TheBlaze

WATCH: While the NBA kowtows to China, Celtics star Enes Kanter delivers powerful message about sacrificing to stand for freedom - TheBlaze:

Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter addressed the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday, and he delivered a powerful message about why he uses his platform to stand for freedom — even at great risk to himself and his family.
Kanter, a citizen of Turkey, has been a target of the Turkish government for his opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his family, who still lives in Turkey, has paid the price for that.
"I am a basketball player, but I am more than an athlete," Kanter said. "You guys probably know some of the stuff going on between me and my country, Turkey. Just because I talk about freedom — freedom of religion and expression and speech, just because I talk about democracy and human rights issues — of course, me and my family get affected by it."