China-NBA conflict: Basketball player Enes Kanter spoke out on Tibet. A familiar Chinese backlash followed – CNN

Enes Kanter, center for the Boston Celtics, posted a video on social media on Wednesday calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” over China’s treatment of Tibet. “My message to the Chinese government is ‘free Tibet,’” Kanter said. “Under the Chinese government’s brutal rule, Tibetan people’s basic rights and freedoms are non-existent.” Later that … Read more