Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom, who is trying to make his way into women’s basketball, was escorted out of Wintrust Arena during the third quarter Sunday after a heated shouting match with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud.
With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside.
Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.
Immediately after security removed him, Freedom fired back on X: “I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!”
He followed with another jab: “It’s always women hating on other women.”
Cloud previously called America “trash,” so Freedom offered to buy her a ticket to China, Russia or Turkey, where she could trade her woke complaints for a firsthand look at actual tyranny. He also arrived Sunday wearing a shirt with the definition of “woman” printed across it, a message Cloud apparently did not appreciate.
After the game, Sky players Azura Stevens and Aicha Coulibaly were asked about Freedom’s ejection.
Stevens quickly shut down the topic, telling reporters, “There was just a fan incident and the security handled it. We’re going to just focus on the game.”
She did not take follow-up questions about Kanter Freedom.
Before getting tossed, Freedom spent the afternoon poking the bear.
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At halftime, he posted a photo outside an arena restroom with the caption: “It’s halftime and I need to use the restroom… Rules are rules @WNBA.”
Enes was also part of a hostile pregame scene outside the arena. A mob of progressive fans confronted Freedom, forcing security to form a shield around the 6-foot-10 former NBA center. One spectator flipped him the bird, while another shouted, “You were sorry in the league!”
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He posted a video of the confrontation, writing: “We are getting attacked before the @WNBA game in Chicago.”
Freedom has taken relentless fire for defending female athletes, including alongside Sophie Cunningham supporters before tipoff.
Security escorted him out of the building Sunday. Whether the WNBA lets him into another arena now remains to be seen. Either way, Freedom remains unbothered by the noise and willing to take on the league’s policies.
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Requests for comment sent to the Chicago Sky and Wintrust Arena management were not immediately returned.
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