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Enes Kanter's Dad Released from Turkish Jail, NBA Star Says

Published: 06/19/2020

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter says his father has been released from custody in Turkey -- 7 years after he was "wrongfully" arrested. For years, Enes has said officials in his home country have been going after his dad Mehmet Kanter because Enes has been publicly critical of the Turkish…

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Enes Kanter In Talks With WWE's Triple H For Wrestling Career After NBA

Published: 12/07/2019

Enes Kanter already has a sick retirement plan in place when his NBA career comes to an end ... telling TMZ Sports he's already in talks to join WWE full time!!! Of course, the Boston Celtics star is no stranger to the squared circle -- he VERY briefly held the 24/7 Championship at Monday Night…

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NBA's Enes Kanter Goes After LeBron James Over China Comments

Published: 10/15/2019

Enes Kanter has a message for LeBron James -- "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE." Moments after LeBron broke his silence on the situation with China, the Turkish-born Boston Celtics player went to Twitter to express his disgust, as illustrated by the green "sick face" emoji. Oh, and when LeBron pointed out…

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Enes Kanter Says He's Thinking About Getting an American Name

Published: 08/23/2019

NBA star Enes Kanter says he's still about 2 years away from becoming a U.S. citizen ... but when it DOES happen, he tells TMZ Sports he might have a new name too!!! Of course, the 27-year-old Celtics hooper has been labeled a terrorist in his home country of Turkey after publicly criticizing…

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Turkish Network Won't Air Warriors vs. Trail Blazers Game Because Of Enes Kanter

Published: 05/14/2019

A major TV network in Turkey will NOT be televising this year's NBA Western Conference Finals ... and it's all 'cause the country believes Trail Blazers stud Enes Kanter is a terrorist. S Sport -- Turkey's main broadcaster of the NBA -- says it will ignore the Golden State vs. Portland matchup…

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Enes Kanter to Turkey President, Jail Threats Don't Scare Me!

Published: 01/11/2019

Enes Kanter says he won't be bullied into silence by the President of Turkey -- saying jail threats against him and his family are only inspiring him to be MORE critical of Recep Erdogan. The NY Knicks star is doubling down on his decision to remove himself from a team trip to the U.K. -- claiming…

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NY Congressman Backs Enes Kanter, 'Erdogan Is a Dangerous Person'

Published: 01/09/2019

Turkey president Recep Erdogan is a dangerous person and NY Knicks player Enes Kanter sounds justified in fearing for his life ... so says U.S. Congressman Peter King. Remember, Kanter just backed out of an upcoming team trip to the U.K. because he believes Erdogan has access to assassins in…

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Hedo Turkoglu Rips Enes Kanter as 'Delusional' Over Turkey Assassination Claims

Published: 01/07/2019

11:51 AM PT -- Enes Kanter has just responded ... saying Hedo is the "delusional" one because his information is WRONG and Enes has the documents to prove it. He also referred to Hedo as "Erdogan's lap dog." Here's the statement ... "This is my travel document: It’s NOT a visa issue!!! I CAN go…

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Enes Kanter Says His 'Nipples Get Hard' Thinking About Playoffs

Published: 09/24/2018

Is it cold in here ... or is Enes Kanter just thinking about the playoffs?? The NY Knicks star and LeBron James' nemesis was asked about the team's postseason goals at media day on Monday ... and the dude might've overshared juuuust a bit. "I like it a lot, man. Because I've been to playoffs…

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Enes Kanter Feels Kaepernick's Pain, My President Hates Me Too!

Published: 09/17/2018

NBA star Enes Kanter has a lot in common with Colin Kaepernick -- saying they're both trying to "stand up for what's right" in their countries ... and their presidents HATE them for it. Of course, Enes has been labeled a terrorist in his native Turkey -- with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan trying…

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UFC's Chris Weidman Warns LeBron, I'm Training Knicks' Enes Kanter!

Published: 02/28/2018

LeBron better start knucklin' up ... 'cause the baller he's been beefin' with is getting boxing lessons from a UFC superstar!! That superstar is former middleweight champ Chris Weidman -- who came through Knicks practice on Wednesday to chill with his hometown hoops squad ... including Bron's…

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Turkey Wants Knicks' Enes Kanter in Jail 4+ Years for Dissing President

Published: 12/20/2017

Enes Kanter is facing a 4-YEAR, 8-month prison sentence back in his home country, according to Turkish media reports ... and it's all over his social media war on Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's government-run news agency says the chief public prosecutor's office in Istanbul has…

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