BOSTON — Enes Kanter passed Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James without exchanging a word during pregame warmups on Friday night, but the Boston Celtics center's sneakers said more than enough.
One of Kanter's sneakers featured James' likeness being crowned by Chinese president Xi Jinping. The other read, "I am informed and educated on the situation," a reference to James' 2019 comments in the wake of then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of protests in Hong Kong.
"Money over morals for the 'King,'" Kanter wrote Thursday on social media, along with a series of photos of his custom sneakers designed by Chinese artist Badiucao.