Freedom attended the game wearing a shirt advocating for the protection of women’s sports, days after announcing his intention to enter the WNBA Draft as a form of protest.During the third quarter, Sky guard Natasha Cloud crossed the court and confronted Freedom as he sat near the baseline.In a letter sent to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, Freedom requested an explanation for his removal and accused the league of applying its policies selectively.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)Freedom called the ejection an "apparent selective enforcement of League and arena policies that raises serious concerns of viewpoint discrimination," according to the letter obtained by OutKick.The former NBA first-round pick also disputed claims from Chicago Sky co-owner Nadia Rawlinson and nearby spectators that he instigated the confrontation with Cloud."Late in the third quarter, Chicago Sky player Natasha Cloud turned from the court, approached my seat, and began yelling, cursing, and pointing in my direction," Freedom wrote."Security and Sky personnel intervened, and I was subsequently escorted from the arena."Freedom argued that the league appeared to apply a double standard because Cloud had not been publicly reprimanded or punished for her actions.SKY COACH PRAISES NATASHA CLOUD AFTER HEATED VERBAL ALTERCATION WITH ENES KANTER FREEDOM"According to the WNBA, any physical or verbal altercation with a fan is treated as conduct detrimental to the game," Freedom wrote.
"The WNBA Office holds the authority to issue heavy fines or multi-game suspensions for players who cross the line into berating or cursing at spectators.Yet Ms.
Cloud’s conduct of yelling, swearing, and pointing at a spectator (me) appears to have...