Enes Kanter Freedom reveals 17 NBA Players who make tens of millions off sneakers made with Chinese slave labor cotton

Enes Kanter Freedom reveals 17 NBA Players who make tens of millions off sneakers made with Chinese slave labor cotton

Enes Kanter Freedom

Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter Freedom has gone through months denouncing his NBA brethren for not doing more to cause to notice denials of basic liberties in China. His endeavours are notwithstanding those of a bipartisan alliance in Congress that has gotten down on NBA players who keep up with rewarding agreements with four Chinese organizations blamed for being complicit in that infringement. Li-Ning, Anta, Peak and 361 Degrees all of which have NBA stars as reps are distinguished by the U.S. government and basic liberties bunches as utilizing constrained work to create their merchandise in China’s Xinjiang locale.

Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter

Nike, Adidas and other notable brands that utilize competitor endorsers across sports have as of late gotten away from cotton and different items made in Xinjiang following a worldwide objection. Be that as it may, Chinese organizations, which are remarkably intrigued by NBA players in light of the game’s gigantic ubiquity in the nation, have countered with an enthusiastic vow to keep utilizing it. This insubordinate position leaves NBA players filling in as pitchmen for brands blamed for utilizing the slave work.

Enes Kanter Freedom has even tweeted regarding the same issue and also asks everyone to question these athletes as well.

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Enes Kanter Freedom questions the athletes endorsing the Chinese sneakers

Enes Kanter Freedom
Enes Kanter Freedom

Shortly after the reports were out revealing some names endorsing the Chinese brands the Celtics player took to Twitter and blasted the association and the players in a tweet.

“These are all @NBA players who are sponsored by Chinese companies that produce their products with slave labor. Unfortunately many sports media outlets & journalists are controlled by #NBA Have some courage & ask these athletes about their ignorance.”– Enes Kanter Freedom in his recent tweet.

There are some big names in this list such as Klay Thompson, CJ McCollum, Alex Caruso and many others as well. However, it is a fact that the association can’t do a thing about the endorsements and the brands the players are in it.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has no such authority over player endorsements. “Players choose which sportswear companies they partner with, and those partnerships are not subject to approval by the NBA,” 

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Lately, NBA players have been commended for their civil rights activism, with many participating in fights on the side of the Black Lives Matter development. However, Louisa Greve, head of worldwide support for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, said they hazard discolouring their all-around acquired notorieties when they defend basic freedoms at home yet disregard them abroad.

U.S. legislators and common freedoms screens say NBA stars, given their social impact, could have an effect in controlling China’s conduct on the off chance that they decided to leave these organizations.

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