Enes Freedom Urges Cheryl Reeve to Resign Over 2027 WNBA Draft Challenge
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Enes Freedom Urges Cheryl Reeve to Resign Over 2027 WNBA Draft Challenge
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
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Enes Freedom called for Cheryl Reeve to step down after the Lynx coach said critics of transgender athletes “don’t want transgender people to exist.”
Freedom rejected that framing in a Saturday social-media post, arguing that protecting women’s sports is not an attack on transgender people and daring Reeve to draft him in the 2027 WNBA Draft.
Reeve made the remarks after Minnesota’s 86-66 win over Indiana on Thursday, saying support for transgender people was among the most meaningful parts of her season after backlash to her “Trans Kids Belong” shirt.
The clash extends a season-long WNBA debate that has also drawn in Sophie Cunningham, competing protests outside Lynx games and questions over league eligibility rules that say only women may play without publicly defining biological sex.
The WNBA has said no transgender eligibility case is currently before the league, while Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has pledged further talks balancing competitive integrity, fairness and inclusion.