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Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is joined by NBC Sports Boston Celtics Insider Chris Forsberg to talk about life in the NBA on and off the court.

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Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is joined by NBC Sports Boston Celtics Insider Chris Forsberg to talk about life in the NBA on and off the court. Starting on November 13th, Enes & Chris will bring you a weekly podcast filled with special guests, and entertaining stories from Enes Kanter's life. Subscribe now!

Coming to Boston | Tacko-Mania | Post NBA WWE dreams

In the debut episode of ‘The Enes Kanter Show’ Chris Forsberg and Enes Kanter discuss how the Jersey Shore helped Enes learn english. His love for Boston fans during his time with the Celtics. His close friend Tacko Fall and his reaction to ‘Tacko-Mania’. Also his dreams to pursue a career with the WWE when his time in the NBA is over.

(1:17) How did watching the ‘Jersey Shore’ help teach Enes english? (3:00) Who is the biggest celebrity in Enes’ cell phone? (5:30) Enes talks about coming to Boston, and his first initial reaction to playing in the TD Garden as a member of the Celtics (8:00) Differences between playing in the TD Garden for the Celtics and as an opposing player (9:30) Playing under Brad Stevens (11:50) Enes Kanter discusses being friends with Tacko Fall, and how he’s not just a fan favorite, he is a players favorite too. (15:00) What happened when Enes accidentally reveled the Celtics new alternate jerseys? (18:30) Enes discusses his obsession with the WWE and why he thinks it a perfect post basketball career job for him (23:00) Enes recalls the time he met Vince McMahon

Playing for a winning team | Relationship with Gordon Hayward | Face-timing Tacko Fall

In the second episode of 'The Enes Kanter Show', Chris Forsberg and Enes Kanter discuss the Celtics west coast trip, his friendship with Gordon Hayward and hear what Tacko Fall has to say when he calls into the show.

2:23 - Enes talks about navigating his busy life and using his platform for good

5:25 - What's Kanter's favorite city to play in on the road?

7:15 - First impressions of Boston

10:54 - Why playing for a winning team was so important to him and Kemba Walker

12:27 - His friendship with Gordon Hayward

13:45 - Enes explains why he hated facing Marcus Smart and the type of player that he is

14:53 - The leadership dynamic of the team this season

15:30 - Does Enes want to prove everyone wrong about his defense?

20:30 - Enes calls friend and teammate Tacko Fall to discuss Maine, the cold weather, getting a haircut from Enes and how he's handling the spotlight

A scare for Kemba | Grant's candles | Kyrie's non-return to Boston

In the third episode of ‘The Enes Kanter Show’ Chris Forsberg and Enes Kanter discuss Kemba Walker's scary injury, which Celtic he hated before becoming teammates and Kyrie Irving not returning to Boston with the Nets.

0:58 - Enes takes us through the scary moment when Kemba Walker went down in Denver

3:05 - What can the Celtics take away from their tough West coast road trip?

5:30 - Enes talks about the defensive ability of Marcus Smart and what sets him apart from other players in the league

9:02 - Enes discusses how he ended up in a musical production of The Office

11:29 - Did Enes stop by In-and-Out Burger during the trip out West?

13:45 - Chris asks Enes about his Holiday plans this year

17:45 - Enes discusses his love of food (mostly Nutella)

21:20 - Chris discovers that he goes to the same Barber as Enes and Gordon Hayward

24:28 - Enes explains the candle that Grant Williams gifted him & talks about how Gordon Hayward and Al Jefferson messed with him during his rookie year

28:50 - Is Enes disappointed that Kyrie Irving is not returning to Boston with the Nets?

Donnie Wahlberg on the Celtics likability & his friendship with Enes

In the 4th episode of The Enes Kanter Show, Enes Kanter and Chris Forsberg are joined by Donnie Wahlberg to discuss the current Celtics team, a possible role for Enes on Blue Bloods and how he deals with New York fans. Enes also talks about that infamous snowball fight, the non-return of Kyrie Irving and his success on the offensive glass.

2:00 - Donnie Wahlberg joins the show and discusses how much different this Celtics team is than last year. He give his personal experience on how bad things turned last year,

5:20 - How does Donnie feel about Tacko-mania? Has he been caught up in the hype?

6:30 - How did Instagram help Enes and Donnie become friends? What role would Enes play as a guest star in ‘Blue Bloods’?

9:00 - Has Donnie dealt well with Knicks fans while filming in New York?

10:00 - What has been Donnie’s best moment of a Celtics fan in his life?

12:00 - What does Donnie think is the ‘ceiling’ for this year’s Celtics team?

17:00 - What is the weirdest request Enes has received on Cameo?

19:40 - Enes explains the Celtics snowball fight and why having fun off the court is important

22:00 - What was Thanksgiving at Kemba Walker's house like?

23:00 - What was the non-return of Kyrie Irving like?

25:45 - Did Enes have a bad experience with James Dolan?

27:25 - How is Enes so successful on the offensive glass?

Twitter mailbag, mean tweets, Enes' viral purple jeans, 'Uncut Gems' movie review

On the 5th episode of The Enes Kanter Show, Chris Forsberg and Enes Kanter answer fans twitter questions. Enes discusses his infamous jeans, what it was like playing against Kevin Garnett and why his time in Boston is different from his time with the Knicks.

1:00 - Chris Forsberg apologizes to Enes for hijacking the Donnie Wahlberg interview

2:30 - Enes answers questions from fans on Twitter, and reacts to some mean tweets thrown his way.

3:00- Why did weird Celtics Twitter rip Enes for the jeans he was wearing?

5:18 - What Turkish food would Enes recommend?

7:25 - Reaction to Grant Williams hitting first NBA career 3-pointer

10:35 - How does the minutes situation with the Celtics differ from when he was with the Knicks?

12:25 - How does Enes approach the matchup with Joel Embiid?

13:20 - Do the critiques of the Celtics' bigs bother him?

16:00 - What is the Celtics' chemistry like?

17:25 - Who is the funniest Celtic?

19:05 - Which Celtic is the worst in a snowball fight?

21:00 - On attending the Uncut Gems premiere with Kevin Garnett and what it was like to play against him

24:55 - On what Enes said to make the bench laugh vs. Denver

26:55 - Enes explains why he records everyone else when he is filmed arriving to games

28:35 - What will it be like when Al Horford returns to Boston?

30:10 - Enes gives his review of Uncut Gems and his love of Adam Sandler.

Is it finally Tacko time? Is Enes ready for a bigger role with 2 big men down?

Chris Forsberg joins Enes Kanter courtside at Celtics practice to discuss Enes being named on the the ‘Bostonians of the year’ by the Boston Globe. They also discuss who will step up with the injuries to the Celtics big men. Is it finally Tacko time? Javante Green and Vincent Poirier join in to poke fun at Enes’ running style

1:00 - Enes responds to being named on of the Boston Globe’s ‘Bostonians of the year’

3:00 - With injuries to two of the Celtics big men, is Enes ready to step up?

4:00 - Is it Tacko time?! How excited is Enes to see Tacko get a shot

5:00 - Does Enes REALLY get mistaken for Borat? how tired is he of the nickname?

8:00 - Javante Green and Vincent Poirier join the podcast to make fun of Enes saying he in the top 3 fastest players on the team.

11:00 - What’s life like on the road with the Celtics?

Enes Kanter opens up about Turkey, his family & talks Tacko Fall with Vincent Poirier

Enes Kanter joins Chris Forsberg and details the struggles he and his family have gone through over the past few years, how he found out that his passport was revoked why it's dangerous for him to travel internationally. Enes is also joined by teammate Vincent Poirier to discuss the teams chemistry, Vincent's new nickname and fan favorite Tacko Fall.

0:37 - Vincent Poirier stops by the podcast

1:25 - Vincent discusses his thoughts on the infamous jeans Enes has been wearing

2:36 - Enes and Vincent talk about what it's been like to be teammates this season

5:23 - What does Vincent think about the Celtics chemistry?

6:52 - Why did Tacko Fall have that treadmill in his truck?

7:53 - Vincent talks about his new nickname and how he feels about it

11:00 - Vincent discusses waiting for his opportunity with the Celtics

13:00 - Enes and Vincent talk about their Christmas gift from Kemba Walker

14:50 - What is it like at the TD Garden when Tacko Fall goes into a game?

16:23 - Enes tells the story of learning that his passport had been revoked and how he almost didn't make it back into America

20:11 - Enes explains why he is unable to travel and how this all began

22:00 - Why don't Celtics games air in Turkey?

24:09 - Enes tells a story about working with the FBI when he played in Portland

25:35 - What was it like for Enes when he couldn't travel to Toronto and London last season?

26:36 - What does Enes need to do in order to become an American citizen?

28:50 - Enes talks about the last time he saw his family and what they are going through living in Turkey

33:20 - What can fans in America do to help Enes?

Best of Enes Kanter show from 2019

With the holidays and new year’s among us. We take a look back at the best of the Enes Kanter show so far. We look back on our appearances from Tacko Fall, Donnie Wahlberg, and Enes’ reacting to being named one of the Bostonian's of the year.

1:00 - Tacko Fall joins the show to discuss his friendship with Enes and how he’s dealing with the cold weather up in Maine.

10:30 - Look back to our interview with Donnie Wahlberg. How does he feel about this year’s Celtics team? What character would Enes play in his show ‘Blue Bloods’?

26:00 - Enes Kanter reacts to being named one of the Bostonians of the year

Misquoted MVP says he’s ready for dunk contest plus a visit with Celtics chef

Enes Kanter joins Chris Forsberg to discuss his impressive defensive performance over the last few games, that huge dunk that resulted in a technical foul and what it felt like to be able to travel to Canada. Later in the show, Enes and Chris are joined by Celtics Director of team nutrition and team chef Nick Arcuri to discuss how he ended up with the Celtics, how he motivates players to eat well and what kinds of food he prepares for the team.

1:00 - Enes talks about having his defensive season this year and his career-high 6 blocks

2:40 - Enes clears up the confusion about calling himself MVP and explains what he actually said after his career-high game

5:00 - What did Enes say to Javonte Green after his dunk vs. Atlanta?

7:15 - Enes explains why he didn't go to Kemba Walker's New Years Eve party

9:25 - What did it feel like for Enes to be able to travel to Canada?

12:00 - Director of team nutrition and team chef Nick Arcuri joins the podcast

13:10 - How did Nick get involved with the Celtics?

18:25 - What kinds of food does Enes usually request?

20:00 - What is the most common request Nick gets from players and what does he tell players not to eat?

22:20 - Enes discusses what his experience has been like with food at each of the teams he's played for and why the Celtics are different