Soccer tipsters Enes Kanter: The other Turkish players in the NBA don`t talk to me, they are afraid
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Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter has revealed that other Turkish NBA players - Jedi Osman, Ersan Ilyasova and Furkan Korkmaz - do not say a word to him when he tries to strike up a conversation with them on the League.
What hurts me the most is the situation with the other Turkish players in the NBA. We have Ersan Ilyasova, we have Jedi Osman in Cleveland, Furkan Korkmaz in Philly. Every time we face them, they don`t say a word to me. I try to talk to them. I ask them how they are, what they do, but I don`t get an answer. Because they may be afraid of the Turkish government. If it sees a photo or video that we are talking about, it can cause problems. `I try to cover my mouth with my tank top and talk to them, but they don`t pay attention to me, ` Canter said in a Bill Simmons podcast.
The 28-year-old Swiss-born basketball player is an outspoken critic of the actions of the Turkish government and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He even called Erdogan Hitler of our time `and is also considered a terrorist because he is a supporter of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.
Especially Ersan (Ilyasova), I played with him in the ACS, in the national team. Jedi and Furkan also played with my brother (Kerem Kanter) in the national team. No answer. That`s what hurts me the most, they`re just scared, Enes added.
After all, these basketball players represent Turkey. Every time we play against them, I pray. I always hope that we will win the match, but I also want them to perform well. They represent their families, their country, their people. I have great respect for them. I don`t blame them. I understand that they are scared. When these things calm down and when the regime changes, I am sure that they will change their minds, the center added.
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