Enes Kanter Freedom exploring run for office

2024’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is hoping to showcase the GOP’s present and future, with the vice presidential selection of Senator J.D. Vance indicating a push by Donald Trump to cement his legacy.

While the convention center is filled with current candidates for offices of every kind, one attendee just told Cockburn that he’s looking at joining the GOP’s ranks in a cycle or two: former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, whose towering figure has already been dominant at the Fiserv Forum.

Freedom told Cockburn that, while he currently lives in Washington, DC, he wants to…

2024’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is hoping to showcase the GOP’s present and future, with the vice presidential selection of Senator J.D. Vance indicating a push by Donald Trump to cement his legacy.

While the convention center is filled with current candidates for offices of every kind, one attendee just told Cockburn that he’s looking at joining the GOP’s ranks in a cycle or two: former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, whose towering figure has already been dominant at the Fiserv Forum.

Freedom told Cockburn that, while he currently lives in Washington, DC, he wants to run for office in the near future, while acknowledging that he’ll probably have to relocate somewhere in order to make that happen.

enes kanter freedom — Ersan Ilyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks in the Fiserv Forum, 2018 (Getty)

Over the course of his career in the NBA, Freedom played several times against the Milwaukee Bucks, who call the Fiserv Forum home. He’s scored hundreds of points against the Bucks during his career playing in the NBA on the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Boston Celtics.

While it’s been a rough few cycles for professional athletes who’ve attempted to run for federal office, Freedom would likely start off with the backing of a lot of top Republicans.