Freedom arrived at the sold-out Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky matchup and was quickly surrounded by a mob of progressive fans.Security tried to shield the 6-foot-10 veteran as spectators swarmed.He also arrived wearing a shirt with the definition of "woman" printed across it, a pretty direct reminder of the question the WNBA still cannot seem to answer.SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SUPPORTERS RALLY IN CHICAGO, WHILE PROTESTERS SHOWCASE WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAFreedom posted video footage of the chaotic scene to social media, captioning the clip: "We are getting attacked before the @WNBA game in Chicago."One fan walked directly up to Freedom and flipped him the bird, while another tried to mock his 11-year professional career by shouting, "You were sorry in the league!"Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks is in action against the Miami Heat during the first half at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., on Oct.
24, 2018.(Getty Images)For a player with more than 700 games under his belt, Freedom has heard worse than a fan's lazy cheap shot.
The irony, of course, is that it could get awfully awkward for those same fans if the Sky eventually draft Enes.Taking heat for speaking the truth is nothing new for Freedom.He effectively lost his NBA career after daring to call out human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party and expose corporate hypocrisy in professional basketball.Now, he is using his platform to defend female athletes, taking continuous fire for pointing out a simple reality: biological men do not belong in women's sports.Freedom recently declared himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft to expose how the league's muddled gender-eligibility rules could leave female roster spots open to any man willing to play along.FORMER NBA STAR ENES KANTER FREEDOM WRITES LETTER TO WNBA OFFICIALLY DECLARING FOR 2027 DRAFTFreedom formally entered the draft earlier this month, daring the WNBA to clarify who qualifies for its own women’s league.
Article XIII of the CBA says only wom...