Former NBA star's activism shifts from defying autocrats to targeting transgender people
The author recalls witnessing Enes Kanter seek asylum in the US in 2017 after defying Turkey's president, a moment of courage that cost him dearly. Now, Kanter is using his platform to mock transgender people, including a heated exchange with WNBA player Natasha Cloud, which the author sees as a troubling departure from his earlier principled stance.
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