Former NBA player Enes Kanter ejected after confrontation with WNBA’s Cloud

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected after a ‌verbal altercation with WNBA player Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky during the third quarter of Chicago’s loss to the visiting Indiana Fever.

Kanter Freedom, sitting ⁠courtside, stood up and took ⁠a few steps towards the court with his arms outstretched after Cloud began pointing and yelling at him at the start of an Indiana timeout on Sunday.

A game official and security personnel got between them, and her teammates pulled Cloud away. The official ⁠gestured for Kanter Freedom to be ejected, and he was escorted from his seat by team and arena security.

Kanter Freedom, 34, wore a black T-shirt that read: “WOMAN noun. Adult human female.”

Cloud, 34, spoke with team and league security after the Sky’s 113-90 loss but did not address the media. ⁠She did post a statement on social media, per CBS Sports.

“To every trans kid/person, You are a part of MY community & tribe. You belong. You’re loved. You’re seen. You’re perfect as you are. & you will always be protected by me,” Cloud wrote.

Kanter Freedom, who had a conversation with police officers before exiting Wintrust Arena, later wrote on his X account, “I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, America.”

Sky coach Tyler ‌Marsh said at his postgame news conference that Cloud did not want to be a distraction.