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Enes Kanter Blasts LeBron James over Silence on Nike’s Use of Chinese Slave Labor: ‘Money over Morals’

The writing on the toes of one pair reads “Principals > Money” and “Morals > Money.”

Newsroom November 19 09:31

Enes Kanter blasted Nike again on Thursday over its use of slave labor in China and attacked fellow basketball star LeBron James, who has a lifetime deal with the company and has not spoken out against its practices.

“Money over Morals for the ‘King,’” Kanter tweeted alongside photos of several pairs of sneakers designed to call attention to Nike’s relationship with China.

The writing on the toes of one pair reads “Principals > Money” and “Morals > Money.”

“Sad & disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice,” he added in the tweet, in which he tagged James and Nike.

He added that athletes “really do ‘shut up & dribble’” when “Big Boss” China tells them to, asserting that James and the NBA have remained silent on China’s human rights abuses to protect the multibillion-dollar relationship.

 

Money over Morals for the “King” ?

Sad & disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice

They really do “shut up & dribble” when Big Boss ?? says so

Did you educate yourself about the slave labor that made your shoes or is that not part of your research? pic.twitter.com/YUA8rGYeoZ

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— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) November 18, 2021

source nationalreview.com

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