Enes Kanter is back in the United States following detention in Romanian airport
By Matt Bonesteel and Scott Allen May 21 at 6:17 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter landed in New York on Sunday morning, one day after he was detained in Bucharest, Romania, for what he said were political reasons relating to his opposition of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter’s agent, Hilmi Cilnar, told ESPN that his client will hold a news conference on Monday in New York.
ESPN and The New York Times reported that the NBA worked with the State Department to get Kanter to London after the Turkish national and six-year veteran was released from the airport in Romania on Saturday.
Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/05/20/enes-kanter-says-hes-being-held-at-a-romanian-airport-because-of-his-political-views/?utm_term=.58693d3fcbe2
It's incredible, even an NBA international player was dragged into these happenings in Turkey if one did not hear about this story.
