Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The decision comes ahead of the Turkish-born Kanter becoming a United States citizen on Monday. News of Kanter's planned name change was first reported by The Athletic.
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.