Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom – who claims he has declared for the WNBA Draft – was confronted by furious fans as he arrived at the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky clash on Sunday night.
Kanter Freedom, who is 6-foot-10 and spent more than a decade in the NBA, recently sent shockwaves through women’s basketball after revealing he wants to enter the WNBA.
It comes as the league is engulfed in a war of words over transgender athletes and on Sunday, Kanter Freedom headed to Wintrust Arena in Chicago to watch Caitlin Clark and Co face the Sky.
He was not given a warm welcome by everyone, with one fan calling the 34-year-old a ‘b**** a** n****’ and telling him to ‘get your b**** a** out of Chicago.’
Another said ‘f*** you b****,’ while a third held up their middle finger in the face of Kanter Freedom, who was flanked by security staff outside the arena.
But the former Utah Jazz and New York Knicks star was greeted by cheers and high-fives by other female fans in Chicago.
Enes Kanter Freedom was confronted by furious fans as he arrived at the Fever-Sky clash
The ex-NBA star wore a provocative t-shirt that included a definition of the word woman
There have been regular protests and counter protests at WNBA games in recent weeks, after Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham sparked controversy by claiming she wants to ‘protect young girls’ from ‘biological men.’
On Sunday in Chicago, there was a ‘save women’s sports party’ in support of Cunningham and Kanter Freedom stopped by to greet fans. He wore a provocative t-shirt that included a definition of the word woman.
‘Woman. Noun,’ it read. ‘Adult human female.’ The words woman and female were highlighted in red.
After making it inside Wintrust Arena, Kanter Freedom was pictured courtside as Cunningham and Clark faced a rematch with the Sky and DiJonai Carrington.
Earlier this month, Cunningham slammed Carrington for ‘playing’ the race ‘card’ after the Chicago Sky star appeared to suggest her rival benefited from ‘white privilege’ during a shocking fracas.
Carrington was ejected from the clash between the Sky and the Indiana Fever after her nasty foul left Cunningham bloodied and on the floor. Toward the end of the first quarter, Cunningham drove towards the basket, only to be struck in the face by Carrington’s arm.
The Sky star was assessed a flagrant 2 and sent to the locker room, with both Cunningham and her teammate Caitlin Clark seen waving as Carrington headed off the court.
Minutes later, Carrington posted on social media ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever,’ sparking yet another WNBA scandal.
