By Nathan Salt For Mailonline
Published: 00:30 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 18 January 2019
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Safety is paramount to the NBA amid Turkey seeking an Interpol red notice for New York Knicks ace Enes Kanter.
Kanter made the decision that it was not safe for him to travel to the NBA London game on Thursday for fear of assassination, a situation commissioner Adam Silver described as 'very unfortunate'.
Kanter missed the European face-off against the Washington Wizards with real fears that his safety could be put at risk due to his fierce criticism of controversial Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
New York Knicks star Enes Kanter missed the London clash with the Washington Wizards
The Knicks star watched the game at home on TV as he did not feel it was safe to travel
Istanbul-based newspaper Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday that an arrest warrant was issued for the Knicks centre by Turkish prosecutors.
But Silver was quick to
