Enes Kanter, Royce White not eligible for WNBA after draft declarations
There has never been such a player in the WNBA.
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There has never been such a player in the WNBA. Two former NBA players who sought to enter the 2027 WNBA draft are not eligible to participate in the women's basketball league. (Getty Images via AFP) Ex-NBA Players stir WNBA controversy Enes Kanter Freedom, who played in the National Basketball Association for over a decade from 2011, and Royce White, who spent one season in the NBA, had each announced their intention to play in the league, claiming to be transgender women. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound Freedom played 11 seasons in the NBA.
Furthermore, Freedom was sitting along the baseline wearing a black shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human female." The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Freedom, 34, as she approached him. Although the league's collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth.
In addition, A Sky spokesperson told FOS that Cloud spoke to league and team security. Freedom, who sat courtside at the Sky-Fever game Sunday night, got into a verbal altercation with Cloud during a timeout called in the third quarter. The sources described the move as an effort to sow division within the WNBA and court attention, amid a nationwide firestorm over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated efforts to ban transgender women from women's sports.
Moreover, The players' union, the WNBPA, released a statement this month declaring they would not be used as "political pawns".
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There has never been such a player in the WNBA.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesTwo former NBA players who sought to enter the 2027 WNBA draft are not eligible to participate in the women's basketball league. (Getty Images via AFP) Ex-NBA Players stir WNBA controversy Enes Kanter Freedom, who played in the National Basketball Association for over a decade from 2011, and Royce White, who spent one season in the NBA, had each announced their intention to play in the league, claiming to be transgender women.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesThe 6-foot-10, 250-pound Freedom played 11 seasons in the NBA.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFreedom was sitting along the baseline wearing a black shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human female." The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third.
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Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Freedom, 34, as she approached him.
according to Bleacher ReportAlthough the league's collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth.
according to Bleacher ReportA Sky spokesperson told FOS that Cloud spoke to league and team security.
according to New York PostFreedom, who sat courtside at the Sky-Fever game Sunday night, got into a verbal altercation with Cloud during a timeout called in the third quarter.
according to New York PostThe sources described the move as an effort to sow division within the WNBA and court attention, amid a nationwide firestorm over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated efforts to ban transgender women from women's sports.
according to Hindustan TimesThe players' union, the WNBPA, released a statement this month declaring they would not be used as "political pawns".
according to Hindustan Times
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