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Enes Kanter Freedom was born on May 20, 1992, in Zürich, Switzerland as Enes Kanter. [5] Kanter's parents are Turkish people who moved to Switzerland as a child. [6] His father, Mehmet Kanter, received his M.D. from the University of Zurich. The family then returned to Turkey, [7] where Kanter grew up. [6]
The first major instance of permanent bans being used throughout the NBA revolved around the case of the CCNY point-shaving scandal that primarily happened in 1951. As a result of this incident, 36 different collegiate players (including a few that were either already in the NBA or were drafted into the NBA by this time) and one NBA referee were reported to have been involved with this case at ...
April 14, 1930 (sentenced) Two counts of second-degree murder. 28–36 years imprisonment [ 215 ] Crane was convicted on September 25, 1929, of the murder of "his former sweetheart" [ 216 ] and on March 28, 1930, of the murder of the man accompanying her at the time of the shooting. [ 217 ] Trevor Crowe. Retired.
Four-time NBA champion John Salley is on a mission to promote a plant-based diet, and wants people to give Beyond Meat a try. The 'smart athletes' will go vegan, says 4-time NBA champion John ...
Metta Sandiford-Artest was born Ronald William Artest Jr. on November 13, 1979, and raised in Queensbridge in Long Island City, Queens, New York. He has two younger brothers, Isaiah and Daniel. [2] He played high school basketball at La Salle Academy. He also teamed with future NBA players Elton Brand and Lamar Odom on the same Amateur Athletic ...
Lauri Markkanen. Lauri Elias Markkanen (/ ˈlaʊri ˈmɑːrkənɛn / LAO-ree MAR-kə-nen; born 22 May 1997) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and for the Finland national team. Nicknamed " the Finnisher ", [1] he is the son of Finnish basketball players Pekka and Riikka ...
Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who serves as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the league, becoming chief operating officer and deputy commissioner under his predecessor and mentor David Stern in 2006.
SEC Sixth Man of the Year (2018) SEC All-Freshman Team (2018) Stats at NBA.com. Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Jontay Porter (/ ˈdʒɒnteɪ / JON-tay; [1] born November 15, 1999) is an American professional basketball center and power forward who last played for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).