Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after being confronted by Natasha Cloud
Security and players separated the two after Natasha Cloud confronted Enes Kanter Freedom, who was later escorted from the court area.
- 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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Enes Kanter Freedom spills details on WNBA showdown with Natasha Cloud that ended in ejection
Support for women was seemingly not welcome in the WNBA, particularly in Chicago, as draft-declared Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected after getting barked at by a player. […]
Enes Kanter Freedom spills details on WNBA showdown with Natasha Cloud that ended in ejection · American Wire News
Support for women was seemingly not welcome in the WNBA, particularly in Chicago, as draft-declared Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected after getting barked at by a player. As the Indiana Fever and Sophie Cunningham rolled into Chicago on Sunday to roll over the Sky 113-90, they weren’t alone in being confronted with some rainbow madness. Former NBA player Freedom’s decision to attend and support Cunningham and her stand for protecting girls’ and wo…
Enes Kanter Freedom was removed from the stands at a WNBA game on Sunday night. The former basketball player has criticized the women's league's stance on transgender athletes.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom causes a scandal at the WNBA game between Chicago and Indiana – after an argument he is thrown out of the arena.
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