Former Turkish men’s basketball player Enes Freedom has been placed on the most-wanted list after the Turkish government put a bounty of $500,000 on his head.
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After his repeated criticism and offensive comments on the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he has claimed he has been on the target list of killers. He even said that the cartel and mafia were coming after his life on his Instagram account. Recently, he dropped another bomb regarding the issue.
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What did Enes Kanter Freedom say?
Yesterday, the 30-year-old man revealed that he is receiving death threats continuously, and the number has crossed hundreds in the past few days. even shared a screenshot of a message saying the sender had hired a serial killer to hunt him down.
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However, the former Boston Celtics center has been fearless amid his existential crisis. He even dared to challenge the Turkish president for the bounty, saying, “Come and get it @rterdogan , Wanna waste half a million? Be my guest 🎶”
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Enes is getting huge support from his fans and well-wishers. The athlete is now a free agent after being released by the Houston Rockets due to his alleged claim about the Chinese government.
Enes was born into a Turkish family in Switzerland. He grew up in Turkey until the age of 17 before moving to the United States to pursue a basketball career.
During his stay in Turkey, he developed his passion for and interest in international politics. previously took the same stance against the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. It seems the NBA athlete sees dictators everywhere he looks.
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He has not played for any franchise this season. In his 13 seasons in the NBA, Enes Freedom played 748 games, scoring only 11.8 points per game with an average of 7.8 rebounds and less than one assist per game.
Whatever his beliefs or philosophy, no man should be constantly threatened with a gun or his life. It might come out as a harmful event for anyone at any time.
