Enes Kanter announces he will play in Toronto after promise of safety from Turkish government

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For the first time in more than a year, Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter will play in an NBA game outside the United States. The Turkish national announced in a column with The Globe and Mail that he has received enough assurances of his safety from retaliation by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he will indeed suit up for the Celtics' Christmas road game against the Toronto Raptors. From Kanter: I want to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, U.S. and Canadian law enforcement, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, the Celtics, the NBA and my managers for working diligently to make my Christmas game against the Raptors possible and ensuring my safety there.

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