Enes Kanter Freedom declares for 2027 WNBA Draft
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- wbap.comseen 11 Aug, 01:19article removed
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Former NBA Players Put The Ball(s) In WNBA’s Court: Define ‘Woman’ - Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 24 Aug, 16:25headline rewritten
US-Basketball: Enes Kanter Freedom nach Provokation aus Arena geworfenUS-Basketball: Streit über trans Sportlerinnen – Enes Kanter Freedom aus Arena geworfen - pressdemocrat.comseen 26 Aug, 19:46headline rewritten
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after he was confrontedEnes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky’s Cloud - ABC News (Australia)seen 27 Aug, 06:06URL changed
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Sat, 8 August 2026
8 reports- Google News - Top Stories12:48first to report
Enes Kanter Freedom declares for 2027 WNBA Draft The Hill The WNBA has limited options after two men declared for the draft, and those options aren't great | OutKick Fox News A second ex-NBA first-round pick eyes WNBA Draft: ‘I’m transgender. I’m a woman’ Yahoo Sports WNBPA emphasizes inclusion amidst focus on transgender athletes ESPN Enes Kanter Freedom Says He’s Declaring for 2027 WNBA Draft amid Trans Athlete Debate People.com
- The Hill12:48
The former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom stands at 6 foot 10 inches.
- pjmedia.com15:12
Former NBA stars Royce White and Enes Kanter declare for 2027 WNBA draft, sparking controversy.
- kysdc.com15:35
Enes Kanter is trolling the WNBA’s trans inclusion debate by declaring his eligibility for the 2027 draft.
- wcbm.com17:30
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has decided to wade into the controversy surrounding the WNBA and its seeming willingness to allow men to compete in the league by declaring […]
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:51
Dugogodišnji NBA centar Enes Kanter napravio je nesvakidašnji potez prijavivši se za WNBA draft! Tvrdi da je sve jako dobro proučio i da je pronašao “rupu u pravilima" koja mu daje za pravo na ovakav potez. – Nakon pažljivog razmatranja i pregleda aktualnih pravila o podobnosti, službeno se prijavlj...
- Google News - Top Stories19:26
What To Know About The WNBA’s Drama Around Transgender Players Forbes WNBPA emphasizes inclusion amidst focus on transgender athletes ESPN Former NBA player Royce White says he is declaring for next WNBA Draft after Enes Kanter announcement | OutKick Fox News Enes Kanter Freedom declares for 2027 WNBA Draft NewsNation Ex-NBA player mocks WNBA's trans policies National Desk
- wbap.com23:15removed by the outlet
Former NBA Players Put The Ball(s) In WNBA’s Court: Define ‘Woman’Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft, citing the league’s undefined eligibility rules.
Mon, 10 August 2026
5 reports- BBC News World15:34
After the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham said it was "common sense" to ban transgender women from women's sports, a row has emerged in the WNBA - with former NBA players saying eligibility rules mean they can enter the 2027 Draft.
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:34
SADA je to i službeno.
- Times of India17:37
Martina Navratilova has questioned the WNBA’s current eligibility wording after Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White announced plans to enter the 2027 draft. Cathy Engelbert says league leaders will discuss the issue next week. Navratilova has also backed Aryna Sabalenka and the WTA’s new one-time SRY gene testing rule. The WNBA has not announced any change to its current eligibility policy.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)17:47
Navijači su mislili da se samo šali
- Vecernji list (Croatia)18:08
Bivši NBA košarkaš Enes Kanter Freedom službeno se prijavio za WNBA draft 2027. godine
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- Times of India09:37
Cheryl Miller strongly rejects criticism from Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White. She believes outside voices create unnecessary negativity around the women’s basketball league. Miller prefers attention remain on players and the ongoing WNBA season competition. The league’s transgender policy should be carefully discussed during the offseason. This approach protects everyone while avoiding unnecessary debate.
Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- twitchy.com17:30
Controversy erupts as comedian demands NBA stars medically transition to join the WNBA.
- brnow.org19:30
Sometimes the easiest way to expose a bad idea is simply to take it seriously. For years, the transgender movement has promoted a false distinction between biological sex and gender identity that has become commonplace in society. Consequently, the intrusion of men into female spaces, whether it be bathrooms, athletic competitions or beauty contests, is [...]Read More...
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- newsbusters.org15:51
CNN is “disgusting and bigoted” for refusing to acknowledge him as a transgender female declaring eligibility for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft, former NBA player Royce White said Thursday.
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- hitc.com12:33
Former NBA big man Enes Kanter Freedom is taking the debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports into his own hands.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)10:21
Bivši igrač američke NBA lige Enes Kanter Freedom najavio je da će se izjasniti kao žena i prijaviti se na drafting listu američkog ženskog košarkaškog saveza (WNBA) za sljedeću godinu. Pohvalio se da je „timski igrač“, obećao da će činiti sve što od njega budu tražile njegove suigračice i trener. U...
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories23:37
Enes Kanter Freedom met with hostile WNBA fans en route to Fever-Sky matchup Fox News Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after confrontation The New York Times Enes Kanter Freedom joins Sophie Cunningham rally before Fever game Yahoo Sports Former NBA player was ejected from Fever-Sky game after player yells at Enes Kanter Freedom IndyStar Enes Kanter Freedom Ejected from Fever-Sky Game After He Was Confronted by Sky's Cloud Bleacher Report
Mon, 24 August 2026
21 reports- Google News - Top Stories01:26
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud Fox News Kanter Freedom ejected after confrontation with Sky's Cloud ESPN Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after confrontation The New York Times Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after being confronted by Natasha Cloud NBC 5 Chicago Enes Kanter Freedom met with hostile WNBA fans en route to Fever-Sky matchup Fox News
- abc11.com02:32
The former NBA center declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft, saying he identifies as a woman.
2 reprints
- abc7.com24 Aug, 02:32their copy
- abc7ny.com24 Aug, 02:32their copy
- ABC News (Australia)02:37
URL changednow www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/wnba-enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-game/107071160
A former NBA player who says he now identifies as a woman is ejected from a WNBA game after an explosive confrontation with players.
- ABC News (Australia)02:37
A former NBA player who says he now identifies as a woman is ejected from a WNBA game after an explosive confrontation with players.
- Google News - Top Stories03:22
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky’s Cloud AP News Kanter Freedom ejected after confrontation with Sky's Cloud ESPN Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after he was confronted by player CNN Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after confrontation The New York Times WNBA player Natasha Cloud fires off pro-trans message following altercation with Enes Kanter Freedom Fox News
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:22
BIVŠI NBA košarkaš Enes Kanter Freedom udaljen je s WNBA utakmice.
- ABC (Spain)07:52
La brecha que se ha abierto en la WNBA entre partidarios y detractores de la participación de jugadoras trans en competiciones femeninas amenaza con llevar a la liga femenina de baloncesto de los Estados Unidos a un punto de no retorno. La tensión por este asunto, presente en todo el mundo pero especialmente disparada en el deporte norteamericano, ha provocado bochornosas situaciones tanto en las pistas como en las gradas, siendo protagonista de la última el exjugador de la NBA Enes Kanter . El...
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)09:00
Pogledajte situaciju
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:29edited after publishing
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US-Basketball: Enes Kanter Freedom nach Provokation aus Arena geworfenIm US-Frauenbasketball wird über die Teilnahme von trans Personen diskutiert. Ein Protagonist: Ex-NBA-Spieler Enes Kanter Freedom. Er provozierte mit der Aussage, nun Frauenbasketballer zu werden. Jetzt legt er nach.
- iheart.com11:57
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud, amid ongoing debates about transgender athletes in the league. Freedom, who declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, wore a provocative shirt, escalating tensions. The WNBA plans to address the issue with a tas...
- iheart.com11:57
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud, amid ongoing debates about transgender athletes in the league. Freedom, who declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, wore a provocative shirt, escalating tensions. The WNBA plans to address the issue with a tas...
- iheart.com11:57
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud, amid ongoing debates about transgender athletes in the league. Freedom, who declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, wore a provocative shirt, escalating tensions. The WNBA plans to address the issue with a tas...
- iheart.com11:57
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud, amid ongoing debates about transgender athletes in the league. Freedom, who declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, wore a provocative shirt, escalating tensions. The WNBA plans to address the issue with a tas...
- iheart.com11:57
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud, amid ongoing debates about transgender athletes in the league. Freedom, who declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, wore a provocative shirt, escalating tensions. The WNBA plans to address the issue with a tas...
- Al Jazeera English12:04
Kanter was ejected from the Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud on court.
1 reprint
- dailycaller.com24 Aug, 12:08their copy
- The Hill12:45
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected Sunday from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a verbal altercation with Chicago’s Natasha Cloud. Late in the third quarter, Cloud approached Freedom, who was sitting courtside and wearing a shirt that read, “Woman: noun. Adult human female.” Video shows the Sky...
- pressdemocrat.com16:56edited after publishing
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Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after he was confrontedSecurity and players stepped in between the two before the dispute escalated.
- Google News - Top Stories18:25
Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Not Eligible to Play in WNBA Front Office Sports Sources: Kanter Freedom not WNBA-eligible; arena ban TBD ESPN Debate over transgender women in women's sports spills onto the WNBA court KATU Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky game after heated confrontation with Chicago star Natasha Cloud Yahoo Sports Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women The Nation
- Google News - Top Stories18:37
Sources: Kanter Freedom not WNBA-eligible; arena ban TBD ESPN Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky game after heated confrontation with Chicago star Natasha Cloud Yahoo Sports Enes Kanter Freedom opens up on confrontation with Natasha Cloud that led to ejection, WNBA pursuit | OutKick Fox News Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Not Eligible to Play in WNBA Front Office Sports Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women The Nation
- newsbusters.org19:06
Screenshot via CBS/Snapstream
- Channel News Asia21:20
Tue, 25 August 2026
18 reports- Google News - Top Stories00:15
Ex-NBA player tells Laura Ingraham why WNBA can't ban him: 'I identify as a woman' Fox News Sources: Kanter Freedom not WNBA-eligible; arena ban TBD ESPN “Leave Them Alone”: Stephen Jackson, Kenyon Martin & More NBA Legends Give Enes Kanter Stern Warning Over ‘Harassing’ WNBA Players Yahoo Sports Former NBA player ejected from WNBA game following confrontation ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Why Off-Court Drama is Consuming the WNBA Yahoo Sports
- Google News - Top Stories01:08
Ex-Lakers player speaks out in defense of Enes Kanter, doubles down against WNBA's trans issue Fox News Sources: Kanter Freedom not WNBA-eligible; arena ban TBD ESPN Ex-NBA player tells Laura Ingraham why WNBA can't ban him: 'I identify as a woman' Fox News Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women The Nation Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky game after heated confrontation with Chicago star Natasha Cloud Yahoo Sports
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:57
ODBIJENA im je prijava.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)06:34
Ništa od dokazivanja poante o transrodnim osobama
- Der Spiegel (Germany)08:58
Nächstes Kapitel im Streit über trans Athletinnen im US‑Basketball. Die Liga WNBA hat den provokativen Antrag der ehemaligen NBA-Stars Enes Kanter Freedom und Royce White abgelehnt, in der Frauenliga mitzuwirken.
- Google News - Top Stories13:15
Enes Kanter Freedom isn’t protecting women. He’s out to instigate, divide, marginalize The New York Times Ex-NBA player tells Laura Ingraham why WNBA can't ban him: 'I identify as a woman' Fox News Sources: Kanter Freedom not WNBA-eligible; arena ban TBD ESPN Former NBA player ejected from WNBA game following confrontation ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women The Nation
- krnb.com20:40
Enes Kanter may very well be the most hated man in the WNBA at the moment since he decided to identify as trans and join the women’s league.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
- iheart.com23:00
The Chicago Sky banned Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. The incident involved Kanter Freedom's conduct during a game, which the team deemed threatening. The WNBA has not banned him from future games, seeking to move past the controversy.
Wed, 26 August 2026
6 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:12
Enes Kanter Freedom is deemed a "potential threat" by the Chicago Sky after his verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
- hitc.com07:45
Enes Kanter is doing this for 'attention,' says one former NBA champion... 😳
- yardbarker.com11:50
Enes Kanter Freedom just caught a wild stray from an ESPN analyst. While discussing Klay Thompson’s move to the Miami Heat after a short stint with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon couldn’t help himself from taking a shot at aspiring WNBA player Kanter.
- The Hill13:37
The WNBA's Chicago Sky have banned former pro basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom from the team's arena after he got into an altercation with one of its players over the weekend. Sky Owner Michael Alter told reporters Tuesday that Kanter will not be permitted inside the Wintrust Arena moving forward “unless sometime in the future, he’s...
- sentinelandenterprise.com17:51
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter said Enes Kanter Freedom became a "potential threat" when he stepped toward the court during an altercation with Natasha Cloud.
- hotair.com22:00
Enes Kanter Freedom challenges WNBA ban amid controversy; political and social issues unfold.
Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- yardbarker.com02:33
Cameron Brink is not in Enes Kanter Freedom’s corner.
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)17:37
NEKADAŠNJI NBA košarkaš Enes Freedom prijavio se na draft u ženskoj NBA ligi (WNBA).
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- Der Spiegel (Germany)03:55
Im US-Basketball tobt eine Debatte über die Teilnahme von trans Athletinnen. Mittendrin: Enes Kanter Freedom, Basketballer und Aktivist. Will er sich inszenieren oder den Frauensport retten? Dem SPIEGEL gibt er Antworten.
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- torontosun.com15:20
- aol.com18:42
He was ejected from a game on Aug. 23 after a heated exchange with Sky star Natasha Cloud