Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom.
The decision comes ahead of the Turkish-born Kanter becoming a United States citizen on Monday. His agent told the Associated Press that Kanter will make his name change official after completing the citizenship process.
Kanter has a long history of social activism. He has been an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and was indicted in his home country in 2018 on charges of belonging to an armed terrorist group, which he denies. Turkey, which revoked his passport, is seeking his extradition.