Enes Kanter is having a rough couple of weeks. After strong showings in January and February, he’s been hampered with a hip bruise. Since the All-Star break, he’s played only 31 minutes and gone 1-for-7 from the field. It’s unclear if the big man’s minutes have been down due to match ups--Kanter only saw five minutes of playing time against the super-sized Lakers on Sunday--or if he’s still sluggish from the injury.
Or maybe it’s all the pizza and pancakes Kanter are during the week off:
Regardless of whatever is happening on the floor, Kanter remains a bright spot off it and is refreshingly candid about his career in the NBA and his personal and political life.