I have a voice, and I'm trying to use it to be the voice for all the innocent people who don't have one.

After I see in OKC, I see this is how NBA teams are. You know how you're like in a dream and you have a superpower and just don't want to open your eyes and end the dream? Oklahoma City's been like that to me.

The Turkish government is very famous for hunting down those who oppose Erdogan... I just didn't really want to risk my life by going to Europe where Erdogan's long arms are everywhere.

I love my country and I hope when all of the things are done, I want to go back to my country to see my family.

If I'm in America, I'm safe. I feel very safe. But if I step outside of America, it will be a very dangerous situation.

When I stepped in America outside of the plane, I said, 'I came home.'