Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter, who was detained at a Romanian airport on Saturday when he said his passport was revoked by his home country of Turkey because of his political views, is back in the United States after landing in New York on Sunday morning.His agent, Hilmi Cilnar, told ESPN that Kanter will be holding a news conference on Monday in New York.Kanter, a six-year NBA veteran, arrived in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday from Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of his 2017 Enes Kanter Light Foundation global tour.Kanter, 25, was permitted to leave Romania later Saturday and then took a flight to London.Kanter tweeted late Saturday he was planning to do a news conference once he returned to the U.S., but that is now scheduled for Monday."All good baby!" Kanter wrote on Twitter. "Gonna give press conference tomorrow in NY. Got lots of things to say with lots of crazy stories. Be ready!!! Ohhh Yeeahhh."Kanter tweeted a picture of himself posing with Romanian security at the airport... [More]

C Enes Kanter was permitted to leave Romania on Saturday, and he traveled to London after initially being detained at a Romanian airport. He said his passport was canceled by his home country of Turkey because of his political views.Kanter tweeted a picture of himself posing with officials at the airport after earlier posting videos on Twitter in English and Turkish in which he called Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan "the Hitler of our century."

Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter was released Saturday after being detained at a Romanian airport when he said his passport was canceled by his home country of Turkey because of his political views.Kanter, a six-year NBA veteran, was permitted to leave Romania and is in London, the NBA told the New York Times."Today at around 1 p.m. local time an individual arrived from Frankfurt," Romanian border police spokesman Fabian Badila told the Times. "My colleagues established that his travel documents weren't valid, that they had been canceled by his home country, so he wasn't allowed to enter the country."At around 5 p.m., he left the airport on a flight to London. While he was at the airport he wasn't detained or locked up, he was allowed to wander around, but he couldn't enter the country."Kanter, who turned 25 on Saturday, arrived in Bucharest from Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of his 2017 Enes Kanter Light Foundation global tour.Kanter tweeted a picture of himself posing with officials... [More]

C Enes Kanter, a lightning rod throughout the series, logged just three minutes, all in the first half. He did not score, and he committed two fouls.

F Enes Kanter led the Thunder with 17 points in a 110-79 win over Milwaukee.

F Enes Kanter scored 17 points for the Thunder, including 15 in the second half, while grabbing 10 rebounds.

F Enes Kanter scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter Sunday.

F Enes Kanter wasn't perfect from the field, but he was close. He scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds off the bench.

F Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 11 points, as the Thunder dropped to 40-30 and had a five-game win streak halted

F Enes Kanter contributed 14 points off the bench for Oklahoma City.

F Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 10 rebounds as the Thunder beat the Spurs on Thursday.

F Enes Kanter scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

F Enes Kanter came off the bench to pour in 15 points and grab nine rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Utah on Tuesday.

F Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 20 points and grab nine boards.

Thunder F Enes Kanter returned to the lineup on Friday night after missing the previous 10 games with a fractured forearm.

C Enes Kanter could miss two months with a fractured forearm. Kanter departs ranked third on the team in scoring (14.4) and rebounding (6.7).

C Enes Kanter underwent surgery Friday to repair the fractured right forearm he suffered the night before after punching a chair on the bench. General manager Sam Presti said the surgery was successful and Kanter will be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks. Kanter could miss up to two months, according to reports. Kanter fractured his forearm when he slammed his fist into the padded chair on the Thunder bench in the second quarter of a 109-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

C Enes Kanter fractured his right forearm when he punched a chair Thursday in Oklahoma City's game against Dallas.The incident occurred during a timeout in the second quarter, and Kanter went for X-rays at halftime. After the game, which the Thunder won 109-98, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan confirmed the fracture. The team did not put a timetable on Kanter's return to action. Just as Kanter went to hit the folding chair in the Oklahoma City bench area, the seat rose up and met his hand.Kanter is Oklahoma City's third-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder. He is also a top candidate for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award.

C Ends Kanter added 17 points and 11 rebounds despite taking an inadvertent elbow below the left eye from Anthony Davis that required four stitches to close.

C Enes Kanter chipped in with 14 points off the Oklahoma City bench.