Enes Kanter Freedom Draws Hostile Crowd at WNBA Game After Entering 2027 Draft
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Enes Kanter Freedom Draws Hostile Crowd at WNBA Game After Entering 2027 Draft
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 23
Summary
Chicago fans swarmed Enes Kanter Freedom outside Wintrust Arena before the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game, and security moved to shield the former NBA center.
Video Freedom posted showed heckling and obscene gestures after he arrived wearing a shirt defining “woman,” tying the confrontation to his stance on gender eligibility in women’s sports.
Earlier this month, Freedom declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, arguing the league’s rules are unclear enough that a man could claim eligibility unless the policy is clarified.
Article XIII of the WNBA collective bargaining agreement says only women can play, but the league has not publicly detailed how it would enforce that standard as Freedom and Royce White press the issue.