A free basketball clinic conducted by Enes Kanter and hosted by the Islamic Center of Long Island has been canceled after the mosque allegedly received threats from the Turkish Consulate, Kanter said in a statement Wednesday night.

Kanter said in the statement posted on social media that he was scheduled to conduct the clinic this weekend for over 300 children "as part of charity and giving back to all communities." However, Kanter said the Islamic Center of Long Island canceled the event after the Turkish Consulate of New York "threatened the mosque, sent out their goons and encouraged people in Turkey to call the mosque and leave threatening messages."

The clinic would have been the 34th that Kanter conducted in 25 states this summer, he said.

"I do these camps as part of charity and giving back to all communities, whether they are Jewish, Muslim, Christian or have no faith at all," he said in the statement.

The Turkish native, who signed a two-year contract with the Boston Celtics this offseason, has been an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for years. Because of his criticism, Turkey has labeled Kanter a terrorist. Former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu, an adviser to Erdogan, has accused Kanter of conducting a "political smear campaign."

Turkey revoked Kanter's passport in 2017, and he was detained at a Romanian airport in May 2017 before NBA officials assisted in clearing up the passport issue. The Turkish government later issued an international warrant for his arrest.

While with the New York Knicks this past season, Kanter didn't travel with the team to London for a game in January, fearing potential reprisals from Erdogan's government. After joining the Portland Trail Blazers, he did not travel with the team to Toronto to play the Raptors in February for similar reasons.

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