In his introductory press conference, Enes Kanter was taking shots. When asked why he chose #11, Kanter jokingly said it was an old jersey number he wore before and that “I want to be the reason no one else will wear it.” It was a call back to Kyrie Irving’s Nike commercial where he vowed to raise #11 to the rafters as a Celtic. He’s been taking shots like that all summer since joining the team, retweeting photos sent in by fans who have re-purposed old Irving jerseys and turning them into his own.
Enes Kanter as a modern big
