Natasha Cloud Dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky Ban Him From Home Games
Natasha Cloud said Enes Kanter Freedom was irrelevant as the Sky banned him from future home games after a verbal altercation.
- Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud confronted Enes Kanter Freedom at last Sunday's game against the Indiana Fever, leading to his ejection and a subsequent ban by Sky owner Michael Alter from all future home games.
- Freedom, who recently claimed to be a woman, declared for the WNBA draft but remains ineligible because the league's collective bargaining agreement restricts play to women, though it lacks specific gender identity language.
- Citing an "intentional distraction," Cloud criticized right-wing commentators, stating, "Y'all were the same ones saying that we shouldn't be paid," while pointing to their failure to respect Black women.
- Cloud applauded the Sky's move to ban Freedom, stating, "That's what protection looks like on the whole," as Sky owner Michael Alter enforced the ban from all future Chicago home games.
- Strong WNBA ratings—with the Indiana game drawing 3.3 million viewers—remain Cloud's focus, as she stated, "I won't be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person," emphasizing real issues affecting women.
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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home g
Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud argues with former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom, right, during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
Natasha Cloud didn’t want to waste time talking about Enes Kanter Freedom as she prepared for the Chicago Sky’s game against the New York Liberty.
Natasha Cloud calls Enes Kanter Freedom "irrelevant," redirects focus to issues affecting women
<p>Speaking to reporters for the first time since her confrontation with provocateur <b>Enes Kanter Freedom</b>, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> guard <b>Natasha Cloud</b> declined to give him any more attention.</p><p>“I’m not going to address an irrelevant person,” Cloud said.</p><p>Instead, Cloud used the question to draw attention to issues she believes have far greater consequences fo…
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