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Enes Kanter

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Basketball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a political activist, which led him to eventually become exiled from his home country of Turkey.
    He publicly criticized the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, which prompted the Turkish government to blacklist him from reentering the country.
    He is a fan of professional wrestling and served as the WWE 24/7 champion as a promotional tactic.
    He attended the University of Kentucky for a year, but was deemed permanently ineligible to play for the men's basketball team, due to receiving improper benefits.
    He was released by the Knicks after he publicly complained about his lack of playing time.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was born in Switzerland when his father was earning his medical doctorate at the University of Zurich.
    He was the highest drafted Turkish born player in NBA history.
    He wasn't afraid to speak out about the conditions in his homeland, which led to his eventual exile.
    He was the fourth player in NBA history to record a 30-20 game before Christmas.
    Despite being stateless, he was granted special permission to enter Canada for the Celtics Christmas Day game against the Toronto Raptors (December 25, 2019).

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying