Enes Kanter’s homeland of Turkey wants to put him in prison for four years because he allegedly insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter.
Here are details from ESPN:
Turkey’s state-run news agency says prosecutors are seeking more than four years in prison for NBA player Enes Kanter on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Anadolu Agency says an indictment prepared by the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office accuses the New York Knicks player of insulting the president in a series of tweets he posted in May and June 2016.
Kanter, who is in the United States, would be tried in absentia.
Joey, have you ever been in a…in a Turkish prison?
