NBA Star: Forced Out For Speaking Up - Enes Kanter Freedom

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Enes Kanter Freedom is a professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He was raised in Turkey and moved to the United States as a teenager. A center, Kanter played for five NBA teams during his eleven year career and represented the Turkish national team in international play between 2008-2015. He is an outspoken activist as regards the human rights violations of various dictatorships.

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00:00 Intro 
01:21 Enes Kanter’s Background
04:43 What Was it Like in the NBA?
06:44 What Does it Take to Make it in the NBA?
09:14 The Pressure of Elite Sport
13:01 How Enes Deals with Success
19:42 Sponsor Message: Athletic Greens
21:15 What Makes Top Level Athletes so Special?
27:10 Speaking Out about Turkey
36:44 How a Platform Provides a Sense of Duty
40:02 Speaking Out about China
43:27 "Take Off Your Shoes"
50:03 Is it Wrong to Bring Politics into Sport?
51:53 Did Enes Want to Fight the NBA?
54:56 BLM in the NBA
1:02:42 Does Enes Have Any Regrets?
1:04:05 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?

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