Enes Kanter confirms he'll play in Toronto despite Turkish government threats

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Enes Kanter will join the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, after all. The Celtics play in Toronto against the Raptors on Wednesday, which posed a unique problem for Kanter: The Turkey native is an outspoken critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and in 2017, the Turkish government put Kanter's name on an international arrest list that deterred him from traveling outside the United States for fear of persecution. Since Toronto is in Canada, many wondered whether Kanter would make the trip, considering he's received continued threats from the Turkish government and still needs a visa to travel outside the country.

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