Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after courtside confrontation with player

Published August 24, 2026 1:38am ET | Updated August 24, 2026 8:28am ET



Former NBA player and current WNBA draft prospect Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game on Sunday between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever. Freedom was in attendance at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, wearing a shirt that read “woman, noun, adult human female.” He posted videos of himself on his social media accounts wearing the shirt before the game and a picture of him wearing it inside the arena.

With 1:22 left in the third quarter and the Fever holding an 81-75 lead, the Fever called a timeout after Chicago Sky player Natasha Cloud made a basket. After Cloud scored, she appeared to have started yelling at Freedom, who was wearing his shirt while sitting courtside. There is no transcript of what Cloud said, but the video appears to show her initiating contact, yelling, and aggressively pointing her finger at Freedom as she walks over to him. 

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