{"id":4631,"date":"2017-08-29T23:54:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T04:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=4631"},"modified":"2018-08-20T14:56:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T19:56:35","slug":"enes-kanter-is-one-good-guy-thunder-player-donates-to-houston-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=4631","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter is one good guy…..Thunder player donates to Houston catastrophe ……."},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you have lived\u00a0in Oklahoma City the past couple of years and follow the hometown NBA team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, you have a intelligent\u00a0understanding of the heart and soul of Thunder post player Enes Kanter.<\/h5>\n

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The big man from the country of Turkey has had his number of controversial incidents.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yet Kanter\u00a0is always wanting to be in a positive light, even when the situation is not so good.\u00a0 A broken hand suffered when he slugged a chair was a negative, but it did not take but a few hours for\u00a0Kanter to\u00a0realize\u00a0the point that he\u00a0was out-of-control, with apologies all around, followed by heart felt forgiveness by fellow Thunder players, coaches, and most importantly, the Thunder Nation.<\/h5>\n

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The well-liked Kanter followed up with a troubled trip out of the country this late spring,\u00a0and when another\u00a0government\u00a0decided to pull his passport, the worry and concern by all in Oklahoma City, not to mention the NBA at large, was telling.\u00a0 Getting back to\u00a0the United States was not easy and now concern for Kanter, how his birth country Turkey is working against him, and that\u00a0situation with the leadership of Turkey remains.<\/h5>\n

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The fact is that Mr. Kanter, along with his buddy Steven Adams, and Russell Westbrook withstanding, might be the most beloved player for OKC.\u00a0 He has fit in with OKC, the NBA, and most importantly, his future country, the United States.<\/h5>\n

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Today Enes Kanter donated $25,000 to a relief fund for the folks that hurricane Harvey has devastated in south Texas.\u00a0 His gift has a challenge to us that we all\u00a0need to\u00a0give to those that can put\u00a0a donation\u00a0to use.\u00a0\u00a0These funds\u00a0will be needed\u00a0for people\u00a0that are suffering\u00a0from this\u00a0tragic weather event.<\/h5>\n

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Showing leadership, Kanter is a man that can be counted on to do what he can to make things better.\u00a0 Sports fans, that is not a given these days.<\/h5>\n

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Feature Photo:\u00a0 IN this AFP file photo, Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter speaks to the media during a news conference in New York City about his detention at a Romanian airport on May 22, 2017. Kanter returned to the U.S. after being detained for several hours at a Romanian airport following statements he made criticizing Turkey\u2019s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now, he\u2019s got new problem: his father had been arrested in Istanbul and could face torture.<\/p>\n

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