[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Oklahoma City Thunder star Enes Kanter, teammate of NBA MVP candidate Russell Westbrook, was detained in Romania after having his Turkish passport canceled for having spoken out against Turkey’s leader Erdogan.
He said he has lost his entire family over his political views and has received death threats. He now has returned to the US and hopes to become a US citizen. He is one of the many NBA players that plays ping-pong.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open tournament
Shashin Shodhan
August 21, 2026
The 2026 Fremont TTA Butterfly August Open closed out the summer with an exciting day of play with trophies, medals, and rating points up for grabs. It took place at the usual tournament venue, the Siliman Center. The next tournament will take place at Fremont Table Tennis Academy tentatively on October 16-18 with the tournament calendar year closed with a 2-person Thanksgiving team tournament again at the Siliman Center. The big winner of this tournament was again Ayaan Mohan who won three 1st places and two 2nd places. Special thanks to everyone who helped with the tournament and especially Chintan, Michael, and Aaron….
