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Says Enes Kanter of the Jazz to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet.
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Here's the link (Turkish): https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/basketbol/27122151.asp
Here are some headlines and major points of the interview:
* I have informed the Turkish Basketball Federation and their doctor about my operation. What he said afterwards was irresponsible. I am the most criticized giant in the 12 Giant Men (Turkish NT Nick) even though I wasn't playing in it for the last 2 years.
* It went far to calling me traitor Enes, but I believe the truth will reveal itself soon.
* I will be joining my team in the trainings in the 1st or 2nd week of September. I'm looking forward to be beneficial to my NT in the years coming.
* We (the Jazz) want to build a strong chemistry this year and surpass last year. This of course is about playoffs. Personally I want to do the best to represent Turkey and get selected to All-Star. And most importantly, carrying a team to the championship and be the 2nd Turkish player to wear the ring.
* Obradovic (Fenerbahçe's coach) and Ivkovic (Efes' Coach) are two of the best in Europe and better than most NBA coaches (was that to Ty?).
* I have watched the lies with patience. They try to make Turkish fans distrust me. Enes is fine. His knee is fine. He uses this excuse to skip NT. He doesn't tell anything to NT. There was not an MR report by my doctor when they said my knee was OK. I am more willing than previous seasons to wear the Turkish NT jersey. I will be fully ready to join full performance matches at the end of September. Turkish Basketball Federation Chairman said the other day "We believe in Enes." Made me very happy.
My laughter tweet "hahahaha" was not for the NT, not for the people of Turkey. It was for some names, who came to their status and power by "knowing" some higher ground people and could not help get jelly about my success and talk BS back then. I pray for Allah to forgive them anyway. I will try to repair the broken hearts of young basketball fans because of that.
* I love watching Turkey become a force in young talent. Some really selfconfident players are getting developed. (Turkish NT's U-20, U-18 have won gold in the last tourneys) I was very happy to hear my brother Kerem chose to go to NCAA. Hope to see him perform great in the NBA in the future.
Details coming up...
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Here's the link (Turkish): https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/basketbol/27122151.asp
Here are some headlines and major points of the interview:
My laughter tweet "hahahaha" was not for the NT, not for the people of Turkey. It was for some names, who came to their status and power by "knowing" some higher ground people and could not help get jelly about my success and talk BS back then. I pray for Allah to forgive them anyway. I will try to repair the broken hearts of young basketball fans because of that.
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