WNBA legend Angel McCoughtry has slammed Enes Kanter Freedom and called for him to be banned from the league entirely.
Kanter Freedom was ejected from the Chicago Sky’s game against the Indiana Fever last week after getting into a courtside confrontation with Natasha Cloud.
He wore a black T-shirt that read: ‘WOMAN noun. adult human female’ as he continues to try and fuel discussion over the league’s transgender policies.
The Sky owner later confirmed the former NBA player was banned from their home arena for all future games as he ‘has the potential to be a threat.’
McCoughtry, a 13-year WNBA veteran who was a five-time All-Star, believes the entire league should follow suit after it blocked Kanter Freedom’s ‘publicity stunt’ attempt to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft.
And she slammed ‘disrespectful’ behavior from men towards the WNBA, after the trend of adult toys being thrown on the court also resurfaced at another game leading to the culprit being ejected and banned.
WNBA legend Angel McCoughtry has slammed Enes Kanter Freedom for his recent stunt
The former NBA player was ejected from the Chicago Sky’s game against Indiana Fever
‘I just have a question to the guys out there. What is the obsession? The dildos are being thrown on the ground,’ McCoughtry said to TMZ Sports.
‘You guys are coming with the shirts. There’s no transgender in the WNBA. So y’all are going on a frenzy about what? What is the obsession with this? Why can’t we play and have fun?
‘… There’s a reason Enes is banned from his country, Turkey. Something’s going on with that. But like, leave women alone. Who messes with women? If you mess with women, you’re a weak man.’
Kanter Freedom, born in Switzerland, was raised in Turkey but had his passport canceled and a bounty placed on his head after beginning to speak out publicly against President Erdogan.
He became an American citizen in 2021, changing his last name to Freedom, seven years after having his Turkish citizenship revoked.
The 6ft 10inch center spent 11 years in the NBA, last playing for the Boston Celtics in 2022.
‘Real NBA players, they don’t have time for that,’ McCoughtry said. ‘They come and support our game and we figure out ways we can create and grow.
‘… What, are you about to come to L.A. next and do it or go to New York next and do it? So yeah, you should be banned. And then to prove a point. That we don’t have time for that and we’re not tolerating that kind of behavior. Leave us alone.
‘… There’s not an active trans player in the WNBA. Why y’all keep coming at us? … It has nothing to do with us right now. If it happened, then have the conversation. It’s not happening.’
Kanter Freedom has tried to enter the WNBA Draft in a protest over trans athletes
McCoughtry wants him banned from all WNBA arenas after his recent behavior
Kanter Freedom has been slammed by many personalities around the WNBA for his recent behavior. Los Angeles Sparks star Cameron Brink called him a ‘piece of s***’ this week.
‘I think what, I don’t even know what the f*** his name is, he’s a stupid piece of s***’ she told The Mirror. ‘And I think a lot of people think that, and I think he’s just trying to stay relevant.
‘I think people are tuned in for the right reasons and it’s great that we can all talk about things that are important and hard and even have your own opinions on that.
‘But I think taking something that’s a non-issue right now and just trying to use it for clickbait or for views for likes, and then targeting a vulnerable community, is just really low.’
