Enes Kanter will play on Saturday for Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (chest) will play in Game 1 versus the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
Kanter was kneed in the chest during the final game of the previous series, but he says he is good to go for Game 1 against the Spurs. Kanter had some dominating performances in the first round, and the Thunder will need him to continue putting pressure on the defense of the Spurs second unit.
Kanter averaged 15.2 points and 7.0 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game in the first round, which translates to per-36 numbers of 26.8 points and 12.6 rebounds. His True Shooting Percentage in his last five playoff games is an insane 73.6 percent.
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