Former NBA player on why he joined ‘athletes for ceasefire’

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Former NBA player on why he joined ‘athletes for ceasefire’

“Are you willing, really, to lose your humanity for money or for fame?” A few hours before the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, former NBA player Tariq Abdul-Wahad tells TRT World why he chose to join the @athletes4ceasefire group, which now counts around 200 members. Following the example of Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick, Tariq Abdul-Wahad says public figures have a duty to use their platform to speak about Israel’s war on Gaza and oppression across the globe.

July 26, 2024