"Turkey Goes Hard to the Hoop
By SUSANNE FOWLER
The Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova, left, is one of the Turkish-born N.B.A. players scheduled to appear in the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Istanbul.Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press The forward Ersan Ilyasova, left, is one of the Turkish-born N.B.A. players scheduled to appear in the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Istanbul.
ISTANBUL | Soccer is king in Turkey, but with three Turkish players in the N.B.A. — Hidayet “Hedo” Turkoglu of the Toronto Raptors, Mehmet Okur of the Utah Jazz and Ersan Ilyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks — basketball may be second in line to the throne."
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