Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after being confronted by Natasha Cloud
Security removed Enes Kanter Freedom after a courtside confrontation with Natasha Cloud escalated, as the Chicago Sky guard later met with team and league officials.
- On Sunday, Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Wintrust Arena in Chicago during an Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game after a heated altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter.
- Freedom, who declared eligibility for the 2027 WNBA Draft this month, wore a shirt reading "WOMAN" while sitting courtside; he and former NBA player Royce White have challenged the league by identifying as women.
- Cloud yelled at Freedom from the court before security and teammate DiJonai Carrington intervened to prevent escalation, then Freedom was escorted from the court area.
- The incident follows national debates sparked by Fever player Sophie Cunningham, who said she wants to protect "young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men," with rallies occurring at various WNBA arenas.
- WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert called the transgender topic "complex" as former NBA players challenge league policy, while the WNBA has denounced "bad faith" claims and confirmed no known transgender players currently compete in the league.
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Former NBA star who identifies as a woman ejected from...
Former NBA center and conservative activist Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” Freedom and Royce White, another former NBA player, have recently declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, saying they identify as wo…
Former NBA player ejected from WNBA game following confrontation
Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever, Aug. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was removed from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky on Sunday, following a verbal confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Kanter Freedom wore a bl…
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WNBA player Natasha Cloud had a message for transgender people Sunday night. The Chicago Sky guard wrote on social media that trans people “belong,” that they’re loved, seen and “perfect as you are.” She added that they would always be “protected” by her. WNBA HAS ‘NO IDEA WHAT THEY’RE ABOUT TO FACE,’ ENES KANTER FREEDOM SAYS AS LEAGUE TAKES ON TRANS ATHLETE ISSUE It came after Cloud confronted Enes Kanter Freedom during the Sky’s 113-90 loss to…
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