Enes Kanter不只在自己的國家是個爭取自由平權的發聲者,他對於中國與維吾爾族群、西藏、台灣和香港的議題也經常發言,Kanter最近接CNN)採訪時透露了在他努力解決某些政治問題的過程中,NBA是如何回應他的。
塞爾提克本賽季的第一場比賽是在麥迪遜廣場花園對紐約尼克,Kanter穿著一雙鞋邊寫著“自由西藏”的球鞋,當下有2名自稱為聯盟工作的男子走近他,並要求他脫下鞋子。
引用我記得那是我們的第一場比賽,是在麥迪遜廣場花園,我穿著‘自由西藏’的鞋子上場了。我記得快比賽前有2個人走過來對我說:“‘你必須脫鞋,我們求你了”。
儘管NBA要求Kanter必須在全國轉播的比賽中換鞋,但他沒有答應,Kanter堅稱這樣的要求違反了他的言論自由。
引用這有27條修正案,對我言其中最重要的——言論自由。我當時心裡想著,我知道我的權利,你不能剝奪我的權利。我不在乎被罰款,我不會脫鞋的。
Kanter聲稱NBA不僅威脅他罰款,還威脅他可能會被禁賽,但他依舊沒有任何妥協想法。Kanter語帶諷刺說到,如果沒有NBA,他就不會像這樣有能力發表意見。因為每當有社會問題出現時,NBA球隊和總裁本人經常就這些問題發表聲明,甚至支持和鼓勵球員發聲。
引用“NBA讓我這樣做,因為每次當有一支NBA球隊或總裁出來發言時,他們都會鼓勵球員說出任何想談論的事情。我們讓球員可以自由談論全世界發生的所有不公正現象,以及各地侵犯人權的行為,所以基本上算是他們告訴我要這樣做。”
Kanter之後曾與聯盟主席Adam Silver坐下來談論這個議題,他問聯盟是否支持他對於中國的強硬立場。雖然Silver口頭上表示支持,但Kanter承認,根據聯盟過往紀錄與缺乏行動,他並不完全相信這個回應。
引用“他告訴我,是的,我們支持你對抗中國。我不知道這部分有多少是真的,因為如果他們真的支持我,他們應該會發表某種聲明。我也把這件事告訴了Adam,波士頓塞爾提克的比賽因此在中國被禁播,這是不可接受的。”
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引用“I remember it was our first game,” explained Kanter. “It was at Madison Square Garden and I wore ‘Free Tibet’ shoes and went out there. I remember right before the game, there were two guys from the NBA came up to me and say, ‘You have to take your shoes off, we are begging you.”
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引用“There’s 27 amendments and my first amendment is the greatest amendment – it’s the freedom of speech. I was like, ‘I know my rights, you cannot take my rights away from me. I don’t care if I get fined, I’m not going to take my shoes off.”
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引用“NBA made me do this,” claimed the Celtics center. “Because every time when one of the NBA teams or the commissioner came out and speak, they encourage players to talk about whatever they want to talk about. We are the giving freedom to our players to talk about all the injustices happening around the world, human rights abuse around the world, so they told me to do this, basically.”
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引用“He told me, yes. We are supporting you against China. … I don’t know how much that is true. Because if they were really supporting me, they would’ve put something out there. They would have put some kind of statement. I told Adam this too. Our team games, the Boston Celtics games are banned in China and this is unacceptable.”
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