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Sky owner bans Enes Freedom from future home games

8/27/2026

Summary

Kanter Ejected

Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after clashing with guard Natasha Cloud.
He wore a T-shirt reading “WOMAN noun. adult human female.”
Freedom and Royce White said they are women and entered the 2027 WNBA draft.
League sources said they are ineligible under the collective bargaining agreement, which allows only women.
Sky owner Michael Alter banned Freedom from future home games, calling him a potential threat.

Summary

Freedom Ejected

Sky owner Michael Alter said the team learned of Freedom’s attendance only hours before tip-off via a manager’s text.
Freedom bought his courtside ticket under a different name, preventing security from locating his seat until he arrived.
Sky security placed an additional guard beside Freedom’s seat and coordinated with arena, league and Chicago police.
Security officials and a game official jointly decided Freedom’s step onto the court warranted immediate ejection.

History

Historical Context

In 2004 the International Olympic Committee adopted the Stockholm Consensus, permitting transgender athletes to compete after hormone therapy. The rule, intended to resolve eligibility disputes, now echoes in today’s controversy as Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter expelled Enes Kanter Freedom, reviving ongoing public debates over gender-verification in U.S. across national professional sports.

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Kanter Ejected

Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after clashing with guard Natasha Cloud.
He wore a T-shirt reading “WOMAN noun. adult human female.”
Freedom and Royce White said they are women and entered the 2027 WNBA draft.
League sources said they are ineligible under the collective bargaining agreement, which allows only women.
Sky owner Michael Alter banned Freedom from future home games, calling him a potential threat.

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