Monday marked the best day of Enes Freedom’s life, the day he became a US citizen and officially changed his name from Kanter. The ceremony was the culmination of Turkey revoking his passport and placing an international criminal alert because of his outspokenness about their government — his former lack of freedom.
Politicians needed to create special channels to guarantee his access to Canada for Christmas in 2019. This week, his and the Celtics’ first in Toronto since, Freedom passed through without issue, knowing within days he would have access to an American passport.