Enes Freedom gets nominated for Nobel Peace Prize / News - Basketnews.com

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Enes Freedom has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

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"I am honored and humbled to receive the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize," the basketball player wrote on his Twitter account. "Sometimes taking a stand is more important than your next paycheck."

Freedom's nomination is due to his shown courage in standing up for the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and calling out the atrocities of the Chinese Communist Party.

His basketball career has been up in the air in recent weeks, especially, after Houston Rockets waived the 29-year-old.

Earlier this week Enes Freedom expressed his desire to continue his career in Greece.

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