Enes Kanter Freedom is back in the news, and he is bringing some seriously high-profile, and controversial, company with him on his mission to join the WNBA. The former NBA player claims that both former President Donald Trump and NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman are in his corner as he continues to argue for joining the league next year. Freedom believes the WNBA’s rules regarding transgender athletes allow him to play, and while the league has tried to shut down his efforts, he is not backing down.
Freedom Lands High-Profile Allies in WNBA Quest
On Thursday night, Freedom turned up the heat on his crusade to enter the WNBA, announcing he had enlisted both Rodman and Trump. He specifically said he wants Rodman to help train him in the offseason, while Trump has received an invitation to Freedom’s first WNBA game in 2027. This all came after Trump called out Freedom at one of his rallies earlier on Thursday. Freedom posted on social media, “After a great conversation with President [Donald Trump], I officially invited him to my first WNBA game in 2027. Also, NBA Hall of Famer [Dennis Rodman] has agreed to coach me this offseason and get me ready for the WNBA season.” It seems like these two figures are only going to make this whole issue keep going.
The Steadfast WNBA Mission Continues
Freedom has made it his mission over the last few months to get into the 2027 WNBA Draft, steadfast in his belief that the league’s rulebook permits men to play. This high-profile situation is definitely a big part of the larger conversation surrounding transgender athletes in women’s sports right now. Just last month, Freedom even attended a Chicago Sky game against the Indiana Fever. That night did not go smoothly, though, as he was ejected from the game after getting into an argument with Sky player Natasha Cloud, which led to him suing the Sky organization. Despite the WNBA denouncing his efforts to join the league, Freedom has continued to pursue this path, clearly undeterred.
With 2027 still a ways off, Freedom is clearly looking to keep this issue front and center. What’s next for his offseason training with Rodman, and will Trump actually show up to a WNBA game? This whole situation is definitely one to watch as Freedom pushes on.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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