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Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky after being banned from Wintrust Arena

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Last updated Sep 4, 2026

Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky after being banned from Wintrust Arena
Summary

Enes Kanter Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky, the city of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority following his ejection from a game on August 23. The former NBA player was removed from Wintrust Arena after a verbal exchange with Sky guard Natasha Cloud during the third quarter of a matchup against the Indiana Fever. In the court filing, Freedom alleges his First Amendment rights were violated and disputes the claim that he posed a safety threat. Sky owner Michael Alter stated the decision to ban Freedom indefinitely was a collaborative choice made by multiple security authorities present at the venue. Freedom is seeking a court order to lift the ban and is requesting compensatory damages. Natasha Cloud has since characterized the interaction as a distraction from broader social issues.

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By the Numbers
  • •Enes Kanter Freedom filed a 15-page lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois.
  • •The lawsuit follows an indefinite ban from Chicago Sky home games at Wintrust Arena.
  • •Security ejected Freedom after a third-quarter verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
  • •The defendants include the Chicago Sky, the city of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
  • •Freedom is requesting that a judge lift the ban and award nominal compensatory damages.
Latest Updates
  • 9:39 PMESPN — Sky owner calls Kanter Freedom lawsuit 'meritless'
  • 9:33 PMNew York Post — Chicago Sky fire back at Enes Kanter lawsuit with ardent defense of ‘the truth’ - New York Post
  • 4:10 AMESPN — Kanter Freedom files suit vs. Sky, Wintrust Arena
  • 2:46 AMYahoo Sports — Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky over ejection, ban from Wintrust Arena
  • 1:42 AMYahoo Sports — ‘I will not be silenced’: Enes Kanter Freedom suing WNBA team
  • 10:00 PMYahoo Sports — Enes Kanter Freedom launches legal action against Chicago Sky over Wintrust Arena ban
  • 9:56 PMYahoo Sports — Enes Kanter Freedom Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Sky, City of Chicago
What they're saying
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Enes Kanter Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky for ejecting and subsequently banning him following an in-game dispute with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom filed the lawsuit in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday. The complaint lists the Sky, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the City of Chicago as defendants. Freedom is requesting a jury trial. He is seeking a declaration that his First Amendment rights were violated, that h

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Enes Kanter Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky, stemming from his ejection from Wintrust Arena last month following an altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Kanter Freedom announced the news Thursday afternoon on X, including a photo of the first page of his lawsuit. “I’m taking legal action over my ejection from…

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Enes Kanter Freedom is suing the Chicago Sky and the owners of Wintrust Arena, alleging in a 15-page complaint filed Thursday that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was removed from a Sky home game last month.

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