Enes Kanter sparks controversy on the sidelines of a WNBA game and is ejected from the arena
The former player Enes Kanter sparked controversy on Sunday during the game between Chicago and Indiana. He was courtside wearing a provocative t-shirt and had to be dismissed from the arena after a verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
Indiana’s win over Chicago on Sunday (113-90) was marred by controversy. A former forward Enes Kanter had to leave the arena, escorted out by the security, after a verbal argument with Natasha Cloud. He was standing near the stands, and it was just behind the photographers, wearing a provocative t-shirt that read ” Woman noun. adult human female.
This action annoyed the American player, who approached him during a timeout at the end of the third quarter game. Officers had to intervene to stop Kanter and then escort him out of the arena. He continued to gesturing wildly, displaying his T-shirt while raising his fist. Later in the night, he defended himself with an Instagram post: “he Just got kicked out of a WNBA game for supporting women. Think about it, America.”
The Turkish-born American has done some things like this before. Two weeks ago, he announced his intention to allegorically enter the 2027 WNBA game Draft as a transgender to woman. “If simply declaring who you are is all that is required, then I meet every single requirement to play in the WNBA game , ” he stated on his social media platform X.
The WNBA’s collective negotiation agreement, signed in March 2026, stipulates that “only women are eligible to play” in the competition, without providing further details. Since the beginning of the summer season, the league has been embroiled in several controversies, and this issue of transgender players has become particularly contentious in WNBA.
Chicago manager Tyler Marsh reacted after the game, as reported by the Washington Post . First of all he offered his support to Natasha Cloud, who had initially worried about distracting the team: “But i personally told her we all support her, as someone who protects our team and those who need protecting. Because Tash (Nathasha Cloud) will always stand up for that. “
According to the newspaper today, Kanter had even joined a small rally in support of Cunningham outside the arena. For several weeks now, Which means these gatherings have often taken place outside the venues where Fever concerts are being held: Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis… The number of people is never very high, but it’s enough to relight the rivalry between Republicans and Democrats, and to expose the divisions within American society.
“If you come to a game, it’s probably to enjoy the basketball game, and that seems pretty simple for me ,” Marsh concluded. ” I think these players deserve it and earned it. As a former basketball player, you should probably understand and feel that too.”
