Good on Kanter for standing up for what he believes even when he is affected negatively. That takes real courage.

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May 20, 2017
9:51:42am

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Wow this is a huge story - - - Enes Kanter getting deported.

thebruce

5/20/17 9:03am

Erdogan is a piece of work. We really need to do something about the attacks

CSoul

5/20/17 9:06am

Also, Turkey sucks

thebruce

5/20/17 9:06am

Given the way he openly talks about the Turkish leader this could get scary

RdF3

5/20/17 9:07am

Excellent

TNT

5/20/17 9:09am

This could get ugly. As a Jazz fan I've boo'd him. But I feel terrible for this

4mack

5/20/17 9:12am

Maybe TNT has become cold. He doesn't feel bad

TNT

5/20/17 9:13am

Is it because you're not familiar with the scenario or do you just not care?

vagabonder

5/20/17 9:16am

Well he is no foreign policy expert but Kanter is pretty classless

TNT

5/20/17 9:18am

Not the brightest bulb on the tree either

TNT

5/20/17 9:28am

He could face prison time. Unjustly. Even a dipwad like Kanter doesn't deserve t

Sir_Ten

5/20/17 9:33am

That's basketball banter, this is serious stuff

Cougarealist

5/20/17 10:18am

I've been surprised at how much hate TNT carries around. He takes sports a

messi

5/20/17 9:20am

You're telling TNT he takes sports a little too seriously on CB? Oh cmon on

TNT

5/20/17 9:21am

Well, your priorities seem "off" on this one. Sports are entertainment,

messi

5/20/17 9:39am

TNT

5/20/17 9:48am

Whoa. I have never liked the guy, but that is sad news

Sir_Ten

5/20/17 9:13am

I thought Trumpnwas kicking him out, based on subject line.lol

CarolinaCoug

5/20/17 9:16am

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Buffalo

5/20/17 9:17am

Speaking out against the Turkish leader.

thebruce

5/20/17 9:25am

So he was kicked out of Romania and back to Turkey? How is this news in America?

SpiffCoug

5/20/17 9:21am

He plays offense for one of the local teams here

TNT

5/20/17 9:22am

It's about a local sports player on what is largely a local sports board.

vagabonder

5/20/17 9:37am

How is he a local sports player? He hasn't been on a local team for some time. Was he trying to come back to America?

SpiffCoug

5/20/17 9:50am

He's an NBA player. ESPN even has a story on the situation. It obviously is of

Non-donor troll

5/20/17 10:17am

You are being weird. Tone down the crazy a few notches.

Sandy Lyle

5/20/17 10:25am

Stupid move- it will engender lots of sympathy for opponents of the

BeyondTheMark

5/20/17 9:25am

Article from ESPN today says he has been disowned by his family for his beliefs

Game Changer

5/20/17 9:40am

Good on Kanter for standing up for what he believes even when he is affected negatively. That takes real courage.

SpiffCoug

5/20/17 9:51am

Just a guess - But I think if his family in Turkey hadn't dis-owned him, they

Truks Opinions

5/20/17 11:39am

I wondered about that, too. Like maybe publicly they've disowned him and that's

Game Changer

5/21/17 8:51am

Enes Kanter is annoying as a basketball player.

Sandstone Cougar

5/20/17 10:02am

I understand him taking a stand against Edrogen, but why would you go back there

Bert609

5/20/17 10:07am

thought I read he's traveling Romania - Indonesia. Turkey canceled his passport

ag4cougs

5/20/17 10:09am

He wasn't in Turkey, but he should have known that he could get deported

donnerstag

5/20/17 10:18am

Agree. He shouldn't have traveled until he was American.

Bert609

5/20/17 10:20am

Not the sharpest tool in the shed

TNT

5/20/17 10:33am

He's traveling in support of his foundation. By keeping his passport, he can be a symbol of resistance; something he

macaroni

5/20/17 3:23pm

It's still dumb to let Turkey have power over him

donnerstag

5/21/17 3:20pm

so? if you want to effect change in the world, sometimes you have to take those risks.

macaroni

5/21/17 4:10pm

The worst case scenario is he gets deported back to Turkey

donnerstag

5/21/17 4:33pm

The big enes is not going to enjoy life in the slammer

Backcountry

5/20/17 11:08am

It will be interesting to see if OKC pays his salary and if it counts against

BeyondTheMark

5/20/17 11:14am

He's now in London, on his way back to NY where he will make a statement tomorrow

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