New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter is one of the most controversial figures off the court. Aside from his comical reputation as the league's resident troll, the 26-year-old is actually quite a relevant political personality in his former home nation of Turkey.

After some highly-publicized squabbles with the Turkish government and its leaders, Kanter's citizenship was ultimately revoked, which left the 6-foot-11 center without a home country.

Kanter recently sat down with Diamond Leung of The Athletic and explained how it's like to live “homeless.”

“It’s tough because it’s like a homeless person,” he said. “You know, you have no home. I’m a green card holder. I’m waiting to become an American citizen. I think it’s going to happen in like probably around like two years, a couple years. But it’s just weird because you actually look at it that you are a man with no country.”

Kanter also shared how he has grown to call the United States as his home.

“Because your country don’t want you,” he stated. “Your country calls you a terrorist. They don’t even want you to be safe or be successful. But now on the other side, America, I wasn’t born in America. I’m not even from here. I just play basketball here. But I see all the people’s reaction. I see what the government does for me. I’m like, ‘You know what? I’m from here.'”

This is definitely an unprecedented conundrum for an NBA player. Hopefully though, Kanter is able to somehow resolve his personal citizenship issues sooner rather than later.