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Venus canter has effectively been kicked out of the NBA. I would argue that one reason

he has been kicked out of the NBA and certainly China is gloating about it is because he has

been critical of China. It's important to recognize what has happened to

the Ena's canter and to contrast what happened with Colin Kaepernick. I want to go back in

time with you a little bit. Colin Kaepernick takes a knee, says that America is an awful

place. Actually endorses Castro and Cuba if you can believe it or not, which is true. It's

crazy that he did that. As a result of not being able to play in the NFL, even though one

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