WNBA Won't Ban Enes Kanter After Heated Confrontation With Natasha Cloud

Enes Kanter Freedom WNBA Passes on Ban After Courtside Confrontation Published August 24, 2026 4:30 PM PDT The WNBA has no plans to ban former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom from coming to games as a fan ... even though he was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after a heated exchange with Natasha Cloud. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the plan inside the league is to try and move on and let the controversy die. We're told the league felt a ban wasn't warranted because Enes didn't set foot on the court and he didn't do anything else that was egregious. Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet. As TMZ reported ... Natasha was livid with Enes -- who was wearing a black shirt that read "woman noun adult human female" -- when they started jawing during the third quarter Sunday as he sat near the court. Natasha had to be held back by several teammates ... and Enes was egging her on for a spat. Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet. Video shows him on the concourse afterward, pleading his case with cops before leaving the arena. In the last few weeks, Enes has kicked up a lot of controversy by saying he now identifies as a woman and declaring himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft. Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet. Of course ... this latest controversy is unfolding on the heels of Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham, who said women should not have to face biological men in sports, calling it "common sense." Those comments have created a firestorm in and around the league on both sides of the trans athlete debate. The WNBA blasted Enes earlier this month, saying ... "We strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others." We've reached out to the WNBA for comment ... so far, no word back. Related articles Enes Kanter Sophie Cunningham Natasha Cloud Sports LGBT TMZ Sports Sports Business Politics Exclusive Controversial S#!T WNBA