Those crazy guys at the New York Times are at it again. This time they’re reporting that the Enes Kanter received more than $100K in cash and benefits while playing in Turkey. If this is true, it would definitely make Kanter a professional and would keep him off UK’s roster.
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Here’s an excerpt from the NYT…
[QUOTE]In an interview in his office here this week, the general manager of Fenerbahce Ulker, Nedim Karakas, said the club had given banking and housing records to the N.C.A.A. that show Kanter received benefits that could jeopardize his amateur status for college basketball.
“I am sorry for telling this for Enes, but we cannot lie if someone asks the whole story, we cannot hide,” Karakas said.
Karakas said that Fenerbahce provided housing to Kanter and his family for more than three years, provided them with food and pocket money and paid Kanter a salary of more than $6,500 a month during his final season.
[/QUOTE]You can [URL=”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/sports/ncaabasketball/08basketball.html?_r=2&ref=sports”]read the entire article here….[/URL]
