Who disappointed Charles Barkley blames for WNBAs trans athlete mess

Charles Barkley didn’t hold back while discussing debates on transgender athletes in women’s sports and Enes Kanter Freedom’s protest at the Fever-Sky game on Sunday night.During a Monday appearance on Michael Smerconish’s Sirius XM radio show, the “Inside the NBA” star explained that he’s “disappointed” in NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Cathy Engelbert, the WNBA commissioner for not drawing a line in the sand while attention seekers look to capitalize on the trans conversation.Barkley began by sharing that he “always supports” both the gay and transgender community when asked about Kanter — who wore a black T-shirt that read, “WOMAN noun.

adult human female” at the Sky-Fever game.“I got nothing but love and respect for gay people and transgender people, but under no circumstances do I think men should play against women.Zero,” Barkley said.

“I’m disappointed in Adam Silver and Cathy [Engelbert], the commissioner.”“… People are looking for attention now.But he [Kanter] has a point though.

Because Cathy and Adam haven’t said, ‘Hey, it’s in the title.WNBA.

We’re not going to have transgender people in the WNBA, and we’re not going to discuss it again.’ “That’s what Adam and Cathy should have done two or three weeks ago before they turned it over to the internet and every fool, idiot, and jackass to have an opinion on.Adam should come out [and say], and Cathy, I like both of them a lot — ‘There’s no transgender people going to play in the WNBA.

If you don’t like it, kick rocks.And we’re not going to discuss it anymore.’” Freedom, who turned to politics after his 11-year NBA career, was kicked out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night over a verbal altercation with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud during a timeout called in the third quarter.It came after Freedom declared for the 2027 WNBA draft earlier this month.

“Enes is trying to get attention,” Barkley said.“Listen, if he did all th...