Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has signaled his interest in crossing from the world of sports into the world of politics…
Kanter Freedom, who has grown in popularity in Republican circles and frequently appears on conservative TV shows, said he's seriously considering running for public office.
“I actually do, yes,” Kanter Freedom said on Fox Business Network's “Mornings with Maria” when asked if he had an interest in running for office. “I would, actually, when the time is right.”
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Kanter Freedom, who grew up in Turkey, has been an outspoken critic of the Turkish and Chinese governments.
The former NBA player has used his platform to call out the NBA for its longstanding relationship with China despite the country's detainment and abuse of millions of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, which the Biden administration has declared a genocide.
Kanter Freedom also took the opportunity to knock basketball icon LeBron James, who recently broke the NBA's all-time scoring record. He accused James of standing up against injustices in the U.S. but not in China because “the things that he talks about in America is not going to affect his money or business.”
“It's not going to affect his jersey sales or shoe sales, whatever,” Kanter Freedom said.
He said he has not started fundraising for a possible campaign yet, but he has discussed the possibility with people close to him and lawmakers.
“I haven't started yet,” Kanter Freedom said. “But I started to have conversations with some of my friends and members of Congress.”
Last year, Kanter Freedom attended lunches with Senate Republicans and the House Republican Study Committee.
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