When Enes Kanter arrived at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City this weekend, a Thunder fan suggested he visit the small town of Poteau.
Kanter said he would. The fan didn't believe him.
So, on Monday, Kanter and his agent, Hadis Fetic, are flying from OKC to Dallas to Fort Smith, Ark., then driving 40 minutes southwest to meet the mayor and city officials of a town of less than 9,000 people.
In the past year, Kanter has settled in as a New Yorker, but he'll always be an Oklahoman. For a few days, he was back where he's arguably most beloved, returning to Oklahoma City for a stop on his nationwide basketball camp tour.