Kanter Freedom NBA player and China Critic

[Orlando Buffalo]

15 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I think it’s even less likely that anyone signs Kanter than it was that anyone signs Kaepernick c. 2018. 
Both clearly and obviously blackballed. I liked Kanter as a ball player too. A defensive liability, but he always rebounded and he has some offensive game. Look around the NBA at some backup big men who are getting 12 minutes a game and it’s obvious what’s going on with Kanter. Err, Freedom. 

Kap was blackballed? Who is going to hire Kap when he compares you to slaveowner when you offer Kap a million+ dollars? To call it blackballed is truly to think that no matter what he says he should be signed.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-kaepernick-griffin-0405-story.html

[The Frankish Reich]

21 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

Kap was blackballed? Who is going to hire Kap when he compares you to slaveowner when you offer Kap a million+ dollars? To call it blackballed is truly to think that no matter what he says he should be signed.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-kaepernick-griffin-0405-story.html

black·ball

/ˈblakˌbôl/

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verb

past tense: blackballed; past participle: blackballed

reject (someone, usually a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot.

"her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club"

 

Everything we know shows that Kaep was "blackballed" within the meaning of the term - teams colluded in agreeing not to sign him, at least for a significant period of time. The NFL's settlement (obviously subject to an NDA) clearly points to there being evidence of collusion. Circumstantial evidence regarding Kanter isn't as strong now, but, come on, perfectly decent backup center, not too old, speaks out against China and suddenly can't get a job in a league where guys like Javale McGee keep getting signed?

I think you are arguing a different point - that individual teams would have had good reason not to sign Kaep. True, but that's not the same as collusion. And that's true too regarding Kanter, since most (all?) teams no doubt shy away from pissing off the almighty China and its revenue stream.

[Orlando Buffalo]

2 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:

black·ball

/ˈblakˌbôl/

Learn to pronounce

verb

past tense: blackballed; past participle: blackballed

reject (someone, usually a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot.

"her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club"

 

Everything we know shows that Kaep was "blackballed" within the meaning of the term - teams colluded in agreeing not to sign him, at least for a significant period of time. The NFL's settlement (obviously subject to an NDA) clearly points to there being evidence of collusion. Circumstantial evidence regarding Kanter isn't as strong now, but, come on, perfectly decent backup center, not too old, speaks out against China and suddenly can't get a job in a league where guys like Javale McGee keep getting signed?

I think you are arguing a different point - that individual teams would have had good reason not to sign Kaep. True, but that's not the same as collusion. And that's true too regarding Kanter, since most (all?) teams no doubt shy away from pissing off the almighty China and its revenue stream.

And as the article clearly states that the Ravens were going to sign him until he called the owner a modern day slave owner. No collusion, everyone just decided he was not worth it on their own.

[JaCrispy]

On 2/20/2022 at 11:52 AM, Tiberius said:

If it’s true that he has been black balled because he criticized authoritarianism, that is seriously bad. The Chineses communist party dictating to NBA teams here in America. Not cool. 

Well said Tibs...👍

[B-Man]

 

Interview with Kanter also.

 

[Big Blitz]

 

[JaCrispy]

Good post, OP! 👍

[Tiberius]

On 4/5/2022 at 9:09 AM, T master said:

 

Or Biden & Xi .

Idiot 

 

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Last week the Biden administration announced new restrictions on American companies selling advanced semiconductors to China, including restrictions on U.S. citizens and residents working for chip plants in China. The impact on our America’s most dangerous opponent since the end of the Cold War, was almost instantaneous. According to Bloomberg, Americans working in Chinese plants are already leaving. If ever there was a strategy to stop a high-tech rival in its tracks, this was it.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arthurherman/2022/10/17/the-chip-war-with-china-is-just-getting-started/?sh=7482b52c6a08

[The Frankish Reich]

On 7/21/2022 at 6:11 PM, Big Blitz said:

 

Disney is “owned by China?” It’s 20 largest shareholders are all boring US institutional investors like Vanguard ETFs and various pension plans. So this is obviously untrue. 
If the tweeter means it’s true in some purely metaphorical sense, well, he really ought to explain. Here it sounds like “The NBA recognizes that China is a huge market and it is hesitant to do anything to piss off the CPC.” Which is true, I guess, but it’s hardly the same thing. 

[BillStime]

On 2/20/2022 at 3:27 PM, B-Man said:

 

Glad to see Tiberius on the right side of an issue for once.

 

This player has obviously been blackballed for speaking out against China's abuses.

 

He is a good player and the fact that no one has picked him up (yet) makes it plain for all to see.

 

 

 

No self awareness of course 

 

[T master]

On 4/4/2022 at 10:53 AM, Tiberius said:

Kind of like Trump and Putin

 

Ass hat !!

[B-Man]