With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside.Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud #9 of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Aug.23, 2026.
(Getty Images)Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud #9 of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Aug.23, 2026.
(Getty Images)Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.WNBA COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT BLAMES THE WRONG PEOPLE FOR ‘SOWING DIVISIVENESS’ IN TRANSGENDER DEBATEImmediately after security removed him, Freedom fired back on X: "I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!"He followed with another jab: "It’s always women hating on other women."WNBA COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT SENDS TRANS INCLUSION MEMO AFTER ENES FREEDOM, ROYCE WHITE ANNOUNCEMENTSFormer basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom poses courtside prior to the game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on Aug.23, 2026, in Chicago, Ill.
(Getty Images)Cloud previously called America "trash," so Freedom offered to buy her a ticket to China, Russia or Turkey, where she could trade her woke complaints for a firsthand look at actual tyranny.He also arrived Sunday wearing a shirt with the definition of "woman" printed across it, a message Cloud apparently did not appreciate.After the game, Sky players Azura Stevens and Aicha Coulibaly were asked about Freedom’s ejection.Stevens quickly shut down the topic, telling reporters, "There was just a fan incident and the security handled it.
We’re going to just focus on the game." She did not take follow-...