Transcript for NBA star headed back to the US after his passport was revoked by Turkey

Moving on, a popular NBA star says he was detand at a an airport overseas. We're talking about Oklahoma City thunder's enes Kanter. He's blaming the incident on criticism of a leader president trump welcome to the white house just last week. Reporter: This morning, an outspoken NBA player headed back to the U.S. After being detained oversaws. We were in Romania. They said they canceled my passport by Turkish embassy. They've been holding us for hours. The swiss-born Turkish player was held. The vn my political views. Reporter: Saying his passport was canceled because he spoke out against Turkish presidenterpresident erdogan. He's a bad man. Reporter: This is not his first time facing backlash. Last July, he reportedly received death trets, some on social media, after criticizing the Turkish government after a terror attack. We should expect it. We should welcome it. Athletes are finding their voice in a way we haven't seen since in H 1960s. Reporter: Romanian officials are reporting he wasn't locked up and was able to roam around the airport. A lot of other news. For that, we kick it over to Dr. Ron Claiborne.

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