WNBA reportedly says Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible, but won't explain why

Now it needs to say, on the record, how it reached that decision.WNBA SILENT AFTER CAITLIN CLARK SAYS LEAGUES SHOULD DETERMINE WHO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN WOMEN'S SPORTSFront Office Sports reported Monday that unnamed league sources said Freedom and White, two former NBA players who have declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, are ineligible.The WNBA reportedly declared Enes Kanter Freedom (pictured) ineligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft but has not defined "woman" under its CBA.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)The sources also called their declarations "simply publicity stunts" and said the league would not give oxygen to efforts intended to mock it or demean others.Fine.What makes them ineligible?That's the only question that matters, and the WNBA still won't answer it.Freedom and White are obviously making a point.

Nobody thinks either man is seriously preparing to spend next season trying to earn a WNBA roster spot.But calling it a stunt doesn't make the point go away.The WNBA's collective bargaining agreement says only players who are women are eligible to play in the league.As the FOS report itself acknowledges, the CBA does not define "woman" or include language about "gender identity" or "sex assigned at birth."That's a problem for the WNBA, and it's not a problem that was created by Freedom or White.CLUELESS WNBA ATTACKS 'BAD-FAITH' FANS WHO DON'T WANT BIOLOGICAL MEN RUINING WOMEN'S SPORTSIf the league has now determined that two males who say they identify as women do not satisfy the eligibility standard, it should be able to explain the standard it used.Does the WNBA define "woman" based on biological sex? If so, say it.Is self-identification insufficient? If so, say that too.Does the league use a different set of criteria for someone who identifies as transgender? If it does, players and prospective draft entrants deserve to know those criteria before the 2027 WNBA Draft.The league has reportedly already made the call.

It says neither Freedom nor White can play....