'He Dreams of Playing Against Women': Donald Trump Weighs in on Enes Kanter Freedom
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump vowed to issue a "full pardon" allowing former NBA players Dennis Rodman and Enes Kanter Freedom to pursue careers in the WNBA during a rally in Durant, Oklahoma.
- Kanter Freedom declared for the WNBA Draft in August as part of a weeks-long campaign against the league's gender eligibility rules, calling it a "laughingstock."
- His efforts included a verbal altercation with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud and an invitation for WNBA Commissioner Kathy Engelbert to a "summit" moderated by Caitlyn Jenner.
- Front Office Sports reported the WNBA has not publicly responded to Kanter Freedom, dismissing his draft declaration as a publicity stunt rather than a serious entry attempt.
- Despite the rhetoric, there has never been a transgender woman attempting to play in the WNBA, and Rodman has never expressed interest in joining despite appearing at the Oklahoma rally with Trump.
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Trump says he will give Dennis Rodman a “pardon” to join the WNBA in anti-trans rant
Donald Trump claimed that he’s going to allow two men – Enes Kanter Freedom and Dennis Rodman – to play women’s basketball. While Kanter Freedom is one of two male basketball players who have been claiming that they will try out for the WNBA to protest the women’s basketball league for allowing transgender women to play, it’s not clear why Trump mentioned Rodman as well. He may have confused him with another basketball player making similar clai…
'He dreams of playing against women': Donald Trump weighs in on Enes Kanter Freedom
United States President Donald Trump has long spoken out against transgender women competing in women’s sports, and he did so again at a rally on Thursday night, where he seemingly expressed his support for former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA as a fake transgender woman. Kanter Freedom has…
'Where the hell is Freedom?': Trump offers Enes Kanter, Rodman 'full pardon' for WNBA careers
President Donald Trump bizarrely vowed to give former NBA stars Dennis Rodman and Enes Kanter Freedom a “full pardon” to pursue careers in the WNBA, saying they will break “every record in the history of women’s sports.” Trump made the strange pledge as he addressed supporters in a Durant, Oklahoma, rally on Thursday night, with both hoops players in attendance.
“Do You Think You’d Be Able to Make It in Women’s Basketball?”: Donald Trump Puts Dennis Rodman on Spot After Enes Kanter Coaching Decision
Two former NBA players and Donald Trump walked into a campaign rally in Oklahoma… Well, never mind; that’s the beginning of a bad joke. Somehow, Thursday night’s rally in Durant, Oklahoma also felt like that. Trump has never been one to stay quiet when he sees sports diverting from their traditional essence. So far, he […]
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