MacMahon was breaking down how Thompson fit with the Heat before taking an unprompted jab at Freedom."You got to protect (Thompson) defensively now, and instead of being a guy who you can put on the other team’s best perimeter scorer, but the Heat are as desperate for shooting as Enes Kanter is for attention," MacMahon said on a recent episode of ESPN’s "Brain Windhorst & The Hoop Collective."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 on August 23, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Upon hearing MacMahon’s comment, Windhorst immediately said, "Oh no."However, MacMahon continued his analysis without dwelling on his Freedom comment."And so like Klay, on a low-cost, relatively low-cost deal does make sense," MacMahon said.Freedom has been in the news after he was kicked out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night after an altercation with Sky player Natasha Cloud during the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game.During the third quarter of the Indiana Fever's 113-90 win over the Sky at Wintrust Arena, Cloud began barking at Freedom, who was sitting courtside.
Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out.Kanter later spoke to OutKick about the incident.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Tim MacMahon looks on before Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 5, 2025, at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
(Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)"Sophie Cunningham shot a three, and I put my hands up to celebrate," Freedom said."Literally, a couple possessions later, Natasha came back and started screaming and yelling and said, ‘She’s not gonna sleep with you.’"And I was like, ...