Celtics coaches wore Ukrainian flag pins during Sunday's win over the Brooklyn Nets in a show of support for the country as it tries to fight off Russia's invasion. That seems like a gesture that few would have any problem with, but former Celtic Enes Freedom saw hypocrisy in it.
While noting that he also supports Ukraine and opposes Russian president Vladimir Putin, Freedom took to Twitter to question why the Celtics haven't publicly shown support for other oppressed groups of people around the world.
Freedom went on to accuse the Celtics of trying to silence him when he wore shoes that criticized the Chinese government as well as the NBA, Nike and LeBron James for not speaking up against them.
It's not the first time Freedom has made such an accusation, as he seemed to suggest back in November that the Celtics weren't playing him because of his ongoing public criticism of China, which resulted in the Chinese government banning Boston games from being televised in the country. Celtics coach Ime Udoka denied that Freedom's comments had anything to do with how he was doling out minutes, saying it was a pure basketball decision to not play Freedom more.
The Celtics eventually traded Freedom to Houston in February along with Dennis Schroder and Bruno Fernando, landing Daniel Theis in return. The Rockets immediately waived Freedom, and he has been a free agent ever since.
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