HOPE TO HOLD THIS COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER EVERY YEAR, AND IT’S THE SEASON TO GIVE THANKS. ONE PERSON GAVE AWAY OVER 100 TURKEYS AS HIS WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU TO OKLAHOMA FORMER THUNDER PLAYER ENOS FREEDOM GAVE THEM AWAY BY THE RAINDROP TURKISH HOUSE TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILIES AT SKYLINE IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY, KOCO WE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHY GIVING BACK MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM. THE PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA DEFINITELY OPEN THEIR ARMS FROM DAY ONE TO GIVE ME A WARM WELCOME. SO THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE CAREER, I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME BACK AND TRY TO GIVE BACK. GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER ENOS, AN EVEN BETTER GUY. HE SAYS HE DIDN’T GROW UP WITH THANKSGIVING, BUT HE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE MEANING OF IT IN AMERICA. TIME TO GIVE BACK, TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. HE S
Former Thunder player Enes Kanter Freedom gives away 100 turkeys in Oklahoma
Enes Kanter Freedom distributed over 100 turkeys in South Oklahoma City as a gesture of gratitude to the community.
Updated: 11:40 AM CST Nov 27, 2025
Enes Kanter Freedom, a former Oklahoma City Thunder player, gave away over 100 turkeys at the Raindrop Turkish House to support families at Skyline in South Oklahoma City as his way of saying thank you to Oklahoma.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel”The people in Oklahoma definitely opened their heart from day one and gave me a warm welcome so throughout my whole career I always want to come back and try to give back,” Freedom said.Freedom said he didn’t grow up with Thanksgiving but learned the meaning of it in America as a time to give back and bring communities together. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.He emphasized the importance of helping take care of the people and places that have supported him.Top HeadlinesCheck out what’s opened and closed in Oklahoma on Thanksgiving DayHow to properly carve a Thanksgiving turkey like a proSkeletal remains found more than 3 decades ago identified as woman who wen missing at bowling alleyNational Guard members shot in DC identified, shooting investigated as terrorismTwo National Guard members in critical condition after shooting in DC; suspect in custody
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Enes Kanter Freedom, a former Oklahoma City Thunder player, gave away over 100 turkeys at the Raindrop Turkish House to support families at Skyline in South Oklahoma City as his way of saying thank you to Oklahoma.
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“The people in Oklahoma definitely opened their heart from day one and gave me a warm welcome so throughout my whole career I always want to come back and try to give back,” Freedom said.
Freedom said he didn’t grow up with Thanksgiving but learned the meaning of it in America as a time to give back and bring communities together.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
He emphasized the importance of helping take care of the people and places that have supported him.
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