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Enes Kanter Officially Changes Name Ahead Of Becoming U.S. Citizen

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FOXBOROUGH, MA - SEPTEMBER 21: Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter gets ready for the coin toss before a match between the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake on September 21, 2019, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire)

Boston Celtic, Enes Kanter, 29, who is set to become a United States citizen on Monday, let everyone know that he is officially changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom.

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Kanter has let the Athletic know that he is legally changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom with Kanter becoming his middle name and Freedom becoming his last name.

Kanter has been very public about his issues with the Turkish government. He has also used personalized clothing to criticize China’s treatment of Uyghur treatment.

In a recent interview with CNN, Kanter went as far as to suggest that athletes should boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

China was not pleased with the comments and subsequently pulled Boston Celtics games from from Chinese streaming platforms.

Kanter has just appeared in 9 games this season for the Celtics averaging just over 4 points and 5 rebounds in those appearances.


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