Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who was expelled from the league in February 2022 for expressing outspoken views on the treatment of Uyghur Muslims by communist China, criticized nepotism in the NBA after the Lakers drafted LeBron’s son, Bronny, despite him being deemed “not an NBA prospect” by a scout and averaging less than five points per game at USC.
“He might be a good dude, but he’s not good enough to play in the NBA. The reason he got drafted is because of LeBron, the reason JJ Redick is the coach is because of LeBron,” he told OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me.”
He went even further by stating that Bronny is the only person who wants to play alongside LeBron.
“No other player wants to go play with LeBron. You had so many other free agents. … No one wanted to go play with him, because they know that it’s all about LeBron,” he continued. “They’re gonna get zero clout. … When the Lakers’ season fails, LeBron tries to find a player to blame, and he blamed the whole season on Russell Westbrook, so he is not a good teammate. Obviously, he runs the media, and he tries to control this narrative, but when you actually know and have a conversation inside of the NBA and its players, nobody wants to play with him. …
“When I see a dictator, I know it – LeBron is literally like the dictator of the NBA. He controls the media, he controls his narrative, if you go against his agenda, you get traded, everybody knows it.”
