Enes Kanter has had anything but a quiet week since joining the Boston Celtics.
The new Celtics big man has spent the last few days meeting with members of Congress as he continues to speak out against oppression in his native country of Turkey.
But Kanter experienced that oppression first-hand Wednesday when, according to him, the Islamic Center of New York cancelled his upcoming basketball camp after facing pressure from the Turkish Consulate in New York City.
The ICNY confirmed the camp had been cancelled Thursday on Twitter, but Kanter wasn't pleased with the mosque's statement, which cited "unforeseen circumstances" as a reason for calling off the camp.
Kanter long has been critical of Turkey and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who revoked the veteran big man's passport in 2017 and has threatened to imprison him.
But Kanter apparently is equally upset with the ICNY for "bow(ing) to dictators" and letting the Turkish government strong-arm them into postponing his camp.
The 27-year-old appears undeterred, though. He met with Congresswoman Kathleen Rice of Long Island on Wednesday night to discuss an alternative location for the camp, which Kanter says will be free of charge.
That's the last we've heard as of Thursday afternoon, but in any case, Kanter's move from Portland to Boston certainly hasn't changed his strong will off the court.
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