Turkey

The Turkish government is seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter, accusing him of being part of a terror organization. Sabah, a Turkish newspaper, stated that prosecutors in the country have prepared an extradition request for Kanter. Kanter has been an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the extradition [...]

Usually when there is an international player who makes it to the NBA from a country not known to have many NBA players, that player is universally revered in his home country and treat as somehwat of a conquering hero. That is not the case currently with New York Knicks power forward Enes Kanter, one [...]

David Blatt’s stint coaching in the NBA was short-lived, and largely forgettable. Blatt has reportedly agreed to coach in Turkey next season. After being fired before the all-star break despite a 30-11 record, Blatt has been rumored to be in contention for some other NBA jobs. His name was tossed around with the Knicks and [...]

Last Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers roared back en route to a 101-85 victory, and a series tie, behind the play of All-Star Paul George (27 points and 10 rebounds) keeping the pace, but it was the Pacers bench, Louis Scola (20 points and 7 rebounds) and C.J. Watson (10 points and 2 steals) that helped [...]

November 30, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams can only dream of one day having his jersey retired in the NBA. But he didn’t have to wait to have his #8 jersey retired in Turkey. [...]

November 25, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We all knew it was only a matter of time after the NBA players union chose to decertify that NBA players would begin to one by one start seeking basketball employment elsewhere. After a few days of rumors that Deron Williams team Besiktas in Turkey was looking for [...]

Looks like Deron Williams has been given the green light in Turkey... [...]

July 7, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors With the NBA lockout threatening to claim either part or all of this upcoming NBA season, there are rumors that some players will play overseas to keep active and to earn some cash. But, Deron Williams? Turkish TV Ntvspor (one of the most efficient sport channels in Turkey) [...]

January 6, 2011 – Allen Moll Many fans and haters alike have been very critical of Allen Iverson’s choice(or forced decision) to play professional basketball in Europe this season. Everything looked just peachy as fans showed up in drones to greet A.I. upon his initial arrival in Turkey and when he scored 15 points in [...]

December 29, 2010 – Kevin Burke I’ve harped on it time and time again. Today’s game has become very perimeter oriented. Gone are the days where the Center ran the show. To take it a step further, it appears that Point Guards are running the league. From Chris Paul to Deron Williams to Derrick Rose [...]