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Why was Enes Kanter not allowed to play at Kentucky?

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Enes Kanter Freedom is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the NBA’s Boston Celtics.

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He was born in Switzerland to Turkish parents and raised in Turkey before moving to the United States as an adolescent.

Kanter made his Turkish national team debut in the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Italy.

Throughout the tournament, he dominated, averaging 22.9 points, 16.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 34.6 minutes per game.

Kanter has 11 years of NBA experience and averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game for Boston this season (35 games, one start).

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Enes Kanter
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Why was Enes Kanter not allowed to play at Kentucky?

It is reported by the NCAA that Kanter received $33,000 more than what was necessary while playing in Turkey.

This is a large amount of money, which would make Kanter ineligible for collegiate athletics, and thus the reason he was probably suspended.

The only reason Enes Kanter isn’t being talked about right now like his peers in Draft discussions is that he hasn’t played NCAA basketball this season.


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