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Why Warriors-Blazers series is banned on Turkish TV

Turkey isn’t a good place to be these days for NBA fans hoping to watch the Warriors and Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, starting with Tuesday night’s Game 1.

Because Portland’s Turkish center Enes Kanter is such a vocal opponent of Turkey’s president, the country’s sports broadcast channel S Sport has decided not to show any games involving him and the Blazers.

“I can say clearly that we will not be broadcasting the Warriors-Blazers series,” S Sport announcer Omer Sarac told Reuters. “Furthermore, if Portland makes it to the finals, (it) will not be broadcast either.