We Knicks fans have a lot to deal with:
- A chronically losing team for the last 20 years
- Terrible management from the top (the Dolan disaster)
- Under-performing superstars (I’m too nice to name him)
- Injured superstars (Future GOAT Kristaps Porzingis)
And now this:
Report: Turkish Authorities Are Trying To Get Enes Kanter Arrested:
According to a report from the Daily Sabah, the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has filed an international arrest warrant for Knicks center Enes Kanter on charges of supporting a terrorist organization. The “terrorist” activities in question refer to Kanter’s longstanding and outspoken support for Fethullah Gülen, an exiled Turkish cleric now living in Pennsylvania who was accused by Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of engineering a coup in the summer of 2016. Kanter recently stayed home during his team’s trip to London out of fear for his life, and he was detained in Romania in 2017 after his passport was seized.
Kantor replied:
Turkish Government can NOT present any single piece of evidence of my wrongdoing. 🤷♂️
I don’t even have a parking ticket in the US 😂 (True)
I have always been a law-abiding resident. 😇 https://t.co/DxLgvFcTST
and
The only thing I terrorize is the rim 😂 pic.twitter.com/T9mk3bkzKR
Now there’s a center with large balls.
Recently, Kanter did not accompany the Knicks to London for fear of his life, blaming “freaking lunatic” Turkish president Erdoğan
On the other hand, former NBA player (with Orlando) Hedo Turkoglu is now a Chief Advisor to Erdoğan and has tried to minimize the threats to Kanter.
Most of us are aware of the threats to Gülen from Turkey, with the assistance of Mike Flynn and Trump and that’s a horrible situation — another of the disgusting, unAmerican plans of the Russian asset.
But Erdogan and Turkoglu will have to answer to thousands of angry Knick fans if they come after Enes too.