Enes Kanter Called Out For Walking Right Past LeBron After Calling Him Out On Twitter & Wearing His China Shoes (VIDEO + TWEETS)

Enes Kanter had every chance on Friday night to call out LeBron James to his face and he chose not to.

The Boston Celtics center has publicly criticized Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Nike co-founder Phil Knight in recent weeks to raise awareness of alleged human rights violations in China.

Dear @Nike

Stop the modern day SLAVERY, now!!!#HypocriteNike #EndUyghurForcedLabor pic.twitter.com/tvX2k3wE4X
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 25, 2021

To the owner of @Nike, Phil Knight

How about I book plane tickets for us
and let's fly to China together.

We can try to visit these SLAVE labor
camps and you can see it with your
own eyes.@KingJames @Jumpman23
you guys are welcome to come too.#EndUyghurForcedLabor pic.twitter.com/241bg887JO
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 26, 2021

Celtics and Lakers faced off Friday night and Kanter wore sneakers featuring LeBron being annointed by the Chinese President.

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
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) November 18, 2021

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Regarding Kanter’s comments, James had this to say postgame, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:

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LeBron James said he won’t “give his energy” to Enes Kanter’s use of his likeness on his sneakers to bring attention to human rights violations in China. He added that Kanter, as a man, should approach him directly. “He saw me in the hallway tonight and he walked right past me”
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 20, 2021

Footage has since shown that Kanter walked right past LeBron without saying a word well before the game started:

Moments after LeBron James walks on to the floor to warm up, right behind him is Enes Kanter who has on more than one occasion, called out LBJ for not speaking out more on social injustices outside the US. #ackward pic.twitter.com/l8lBkXcJvN
— A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) November 19, 2021

Here’s how social media reacted:

https://twitter.com/623matt/status/1461931120904138757

https://twitter.com/cs74210652/status/1461905629950398466

How bout you fix it Enes… lame ass always calling someone else out when they fighting a war for their own people first and foremost https://t.co/Nj15n0f0Yt
— Slangz (@DSlangz) November 20, 2021