The New York Knicks have encountered adversity throughout this season. Though given this “developmental” label smacked onto it, issues along the way were expected, including the inexperience of young talent.
This has come at Enes Kanter‘s expense. He was benched for Mitchell Robinson in October and recently returned to a reserve role to make way for Luke Kornet.
Kanter did not take kindly to the latest demotion, however. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the Turkish center said he does not understand why the Knicks have shut him down.
“I just want to go out there and play basketball.