Commentary The author W. Clement Stone famously urged Americans to choose courage over cowardice. “Have the courage to face the truth,” he wrote. “Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” One wonders what the great man would have to say about the NBA and Nike. On Oct. 20, Enes Kanter, a center for the Boston Celtics, posted a rather provocative video on social media. Infuriated by China’s treatment of Tibet, Kanter called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator.” The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responded by wiping the Celtics’ games from the NBA’s Chinese broadcast partner. Kanter’s message was as simple as it was poignant: “Free Tibet.” “Under the Chinese government’s brutal rule,” according to the 29 year old, “Tibetan people’s basic rights and freedoms are non-existent.” Kanter, who previously wore trainers with the message “Free Tibet” emblazoned on them, was right to speak out, even …
The NBA, Nike, and the Refusal to Condemn the Chinese Regime’s Abuses
October 29, 2021
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