NBA star Enes Kanter and hundreds of young Long Island basketball junkies had a ball Sunday at his free camp in West Hempstad, an afternoon of hoops and good times the former Knicks center said was nearly canceled because of intimidation from the Turkish government.
“We’re very happy it got to happen,” said Nicole Cafaro of Hewlett, who attended the camp with her 15-year-old son Michael. “People in the community got together and made it happen and to stand up to bullying.”
More than 200 boys and girls — from peewees who could barely hit the backboard to teens who towered over their moms — ran through layup drills and played three-on-three before taking selfies with Kanter and munching on post-workout pizza.