Enes Kanter Freedom is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
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42 Facts About Enes Kanter
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Mehmet Enes Kanter became a professor of histology and genetics at Trakya University.
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Enes Kanter has three younger siblings: two brothers and one sister.
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Enes Kanter then attended Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California, where he was able to play basketball for a season.
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Enes Kanter played in at least nine games with the team: four in the EuroLeague and five in the Turkish Super League.
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At the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit, Enes Kanter played for the international team, recording 34 points and 13 rebounds.
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Enes Kanter's point total was a record for the event, breaking Dirk Nowitzki's record set in the 1998 game.
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However, he re-opened his recruitment in February 2010, and on April 14, Enes Kanter signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Kentucky.
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Enes Kanter later missed the final 10 games of the season due to a dislocated left shoulder.
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When Enes Kanter lost his passport and faced being trapped abroad his teammates, Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams, reached out to him to make sure he was okay.
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Enes Kanter scored 24 points in the game, in which he became just the third player in the past 20 years to deliver a 20-point, 30-rebound performance.
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Enes Kanter alleges he was waived because of his views about the Chinese government.
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Enes Kanter declined to play for the senior national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship which was being held in Turkey as the team went on to win the silver medal.
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Enes Kanter's father claimed he did this in order not to miss the first month of classes at Kentucky.
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Enes Kanter played with the Turkish senior team for the first time at the 2011 EuroBasket where he was the youngest player to make the team.
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Enes Kanter is a professional wrestling fan and has previously expressed interest in pursuing a professional wrestling career.
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Enes Kanter has had online feuds with professional wrestlers including All Elite Wrestling's MJF.
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Enes Kanter established himself as a heel during the segment, when he revealed his Celtics jersey to the New York City crowd.
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Enes Kanter received primary and secondary education at Hizmet schools in Turkey and reconnected with the movement's volunteers when Enes Kanter arrived in the United States, even forming a personal relationship with the movement's founder, Fethullah Gulen.
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Enes Kanter believes that being a Muslim comes with some kind of duty, and that is to help others.
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Enes Kanter said he became publicly critical of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2013 due to the corruption scandal in Turkey.
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Also, Enes Kanter has received backlash from former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu.
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In Turkey, Enes Kanter's father was charged as a member of a terrorist group in 2018.
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Enes Kanter was arrested, then was released after being detained for five days.
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Enes Kanter believes his father has been targeted by the Turkish government and could face many years in prison.
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Enes Kanter is unable to contact his friends and family back in Turkey because he fears the conversations will be taped and they will be harmed.
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At 2:30 AM, Enes Kanter's manager knocked on his door with alarming information.
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Enes Kanter was told that two men identifying themselves as Indonesian government officials had visited the camp and wanted to speak to find out if Kanter was sleeping at the camp, which he often did.
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Enes Kanter was temporarily stranded in Romania, but eventually flew to London and then back to the United States.
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Enes Kanter did not travel to Toronto with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2019 for the same reason.
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In 2019, Enes Kanter was the subject of an E:60 ESPN documentary called Enemy of the State.
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In November 2021, Enes Kanter appeared in interviews on Fox News and CNN advocating the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be held in China.
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In June 2022, Enes Kanter took part in a press conference with Canadian Senator, Leo Housakos, and Canadian MP, Garnett Genuis.
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Enes Kanter has said that he learned English during college by watching SpongeBob SquarePants and Jersey Shore.
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Enes Kanter began dating fashion designer and equestrian Ariana Rockefeller in 2020.
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Enes Kanter began following a plant-based diet in 2020, with the goal of switching to a vegan lifestyle.
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Also in the same year, Enes Kanter started a fundraiser for wildfire victims in Greece.
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