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Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White target trans community in WNBA stunt

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 13, 2026, 4:59 PM

Last updated Aug 13, 2026

Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White target trans community in WNBA stunt
Summary

Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White announced plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft, claiming a transgender identity to mock women's professional basketball. Their actions are criticized as detrimental to the trans community, coinciding with ongoing debates about the inclusion of trans athletes in sports. This announcement follows contentious comments from Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham about restricting women's sports to biological females. The WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement remains ambiguous on the eligibility requirements regarding gender.

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Key Details
  • •Kanter Freedom and White claim to identify as women for basketball.
  • •Criticism cites mockery and harmful impacts on trans individuals.
  • •The WNBA's eligibility criteria for gender are under scrutiny.
  • •Sophie Cunningham's recent comments on women's sports add context.
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  • 4:59 PMYahoo Sports — Two washed-up NBA players are using trans people as punchlines in a pathetic political stunt
What they're saying
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Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White’s WNBA stunt isn’t about protecting women’s sports. It’s mockery with real consequences.

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