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Enes Freedom: A New Chapter in the Clash Between the NBA and China

How one NBA player’s activism has disrupted the NBA’s already tenuous relations with China

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6 min readDec 24, 2021

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“YOU HAVE TO take your shoes off.”

It was opening night at Madison Square Garden, with the Boston Celtics looking to redeem themselves after a disappointing 2020–2021 season…

Spencer Young

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