![]() That same day, Kanter posted a viral video on Twitter in which he accused China’s leader of perpetuating a “cultural genocide” against Tibetans and wore a T-shirt featuring their exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. ![]() In an apparent act of state-pressured censorship, the NBA’s Chinese media partner Tencent removed all Celtics games from its streaming platforms after Kanter wore “Free Tibet” sneakers at the team’s season opener against the New York Knicks last Wednesday. However, Celtics coach Ime Udoka told the Boston Globe that while Kanter is “very passionate about a lot of different social issues,” the team hadn’t discussed his political statements about China. ![]() Celtics President of Operations Brad Stevens defended Kanter on Friday, saying during a weekly appearance on FM radio station 98.5 that he had spoken with Kanter and that “we’re always going to support any of our players and their right to freedom of speech and expression.” ![]()
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