Enes Kanter takes vicious shot at Angel Reese amid bizarre trans WNBA draft stunt
Enes Kanter Freedom’s unusual campaign to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft has now pulled Angel Reese — and somehow Paul George — into the controversy.The former NBA center took aim at Reese on Sunday after the Atlanta Dream star missed a potential game-winning putback with three seconds remaining in regulation against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.Indiana eventually escaped with a 95-91 overtime victory.
Reese still finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.The former NBA star quickly used the miss to continue the social-media campaign that began when Kanter announced his intention to enter next year’s WNBA draft.“Sis! Once I go No.1 pick in the 2027 @WNBA Draft, the first player I’m dunking on is Angel Reese,” Kanter wrote on X.
“She’s the Paul George of the #WNBA.Just lean into the podcast already.”The George comparison added another layer to the jab.
The nine-time NBA All-Star has increasingly been associated with his “Podcast P” show as injuries and declining production have interrupted the latter stages of his career.Kanter appeared to suggest Reese should follow the same path after her late-game miss.It was the latest provocation in Kanter’s effort to challenge the WNBA over transgender eligibility.Earlier this month, the 11-year NBA veteran announced that he planned to make himself available for the 2027 WNBA Draft, arguing that the league’s rules surrounding gender eligibility should permit him to participate if he identifies as a woman.
Former NBA player Royce White later joined the stunt.The league has not accepted that interpretation.The WNBA’s collectively bargained eligibility language states that only women are eligible to play, though the provision does not further define eligibility based on gender identity or sex assigned at birth.The issue has become increasingly contentious after Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, whose name was banned on a WNBA subreddit, publicly argued against transgender women competin...