Enes Kanter talks with media before Game 5 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Jazz at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday. [Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman]

Enes Kanter has impeccable timing.

Hours before the Thunder's biggest game of the season, Kanter tweeted out a photo of himself in Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City. The caption was simple: “Well” with a four-leaf clover emoji. Hours later, Kanter was sitting a row behind the courtside seats wearing a Stache Bros T-shirt. He could barely answer an interview question without stopping to give a hug to a former teammate or Thunder staffer.

Of course, Kanter showed up to Chesapeake Energy Arena with Thunder facing elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round against the Jazz — the team Kanter was traded from unceremoniously in 2015 to Oklahoma City.

Kanter's now with the Knicks, who he told far in advance he'd be attending a Thunder playoff game as a fan. The Thunder couldn't show Kanter in the crowd on TV or on its big screen because of potential NBA tampering violations (Kanter is still under contract with the Knicks, but has an option to become a free agent this offseason), but he was nine rows up from the court cheering among 18,000-plus fans on Wednesday.