--- title: "Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after confrontation" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/media/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/media/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation" category: "Media" area: "United States" published: "2026-08-24T02:05:14.964Z" source_reported: "2026-08-24T01:26:00.000Z" updated: "2026-08-24T02:05:14.964Z" trust_score: 68 critic_score: 67 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-24T02:00:10.506633+00:00" --- # Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after confrontation *Former NBA player was removed from the arena after an incident with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 68 of 100, higher is better. Multiple outlets, including AP, report Freedom’s ejection with named individuals and specific time. - Craft 67 of 100, higher is better. Report separates facts from comment, lists names and exact time, but lacks quotes or deeper analysis. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Headline matches article content; no sensational language used. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game on Sunday night after a confrontation with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud. - Freedom was sitting courtside wearing a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” - Security and other players intervened before Freedom was escorted from Wintrust Arena. - Freedom and former NBA player Royce White have declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, stating they identify as women. Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky on Sunday night. The incident occurred late in the third quarter after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom was seated courtside and wearing a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” The confrontation began after a timeout with 1:22 remaining in the third quarter. Cloud yelled and pointed in Freedom's direction. Security personnel and several Chicago Sky players intervened to de-escalate the situation. Freedom was then escorted from Wintrust Arena, displaying his shirt as he departed. He also spoke with police officers before leaving the venue. Freedom, along with former NBA player Royce White, recently declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, stating they identify as women. ## Coverage comparison All nine reports agree that Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky WNBA game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. They also agree that Freedom was wearing a shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” and that security intervened before he was escorted out of the arena. The reports also concur that Freedom and Royce White have declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, stating they identify as women. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated digests mention that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, stating they identify as women. ## Who covered it Shares of the 9 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 44% (4) - Centre: 45% (4) - Right: 11% (1) 0 of 9 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-24T02:00:10.506633+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 2 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-24T02:45:19.119Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated reports from Associated Press, USA Today, The Toronto Star, and NBC LA all led with the ejection of Enes Kanter Freedom following a confrontation with Natasha Cloud. They detailed Freedom's courtside presence, his shirt's message, and the intervention of security and other players. These reports also included the information that Freedom and Royce White have declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, identifying as women. ### Centre - The centre-rated reports from Click on Detroit, Yankton Press & Dakotan, and Bluefield Daily Telegraph focused on Enes Kanter Freedom's ejection from the WNBA game after his confrontation with Natasha Cloud. They noted Freedom's courtside seating and the slogan on his shirt. These digests also mentioned Freedom and Royce White's declarations of eligibility for the WNBA draft as women. ### Right - The right-rated report from Fox News highlighted Enes Kanter Freedom's ejection from the game following a courtside shouting match with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud. The digest stated that security escorted Freedom from Wintrust Arena. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 1 - high: 4 - veryHigh: 4 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Fox News](https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-sky-fever-game-verbal-altercation-natasha-cloud) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud - [Associated Press News](https://apnews.com/article/sky-enes-kanter-natasha-cloud-8bf4dc50c06a01c402c1c4dc75f313eb) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky's Cloud - [Click on Detroit](https://clickondetroit.com/sports/2026/08/24/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-fever-sky-game-after-he-was-confronted-by-skys-cloud) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky's Cloud - [Yankton Press & Dakotan](https://yankton.net/national_sports/article_9bd16a13-6ea8-5eaa-af6c-d83153050d6d.html) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky's Cloud - [Bluefield Daily Telegraph](https://bdtonline.com/sports/national_sports/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-fever-sky-game-after-he-was-confronted-by-skys-cloud/article_9d96b149-5c11-5209-9cc9-08adcf835b2f.html) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky's Cloud - [USA Today](https://usatoday.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2026/08/23/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-indiana-fever-vs-chicago-sky-game-natasha-cloud-argument-wnba-statement/91435943007) — Former NBA player was ejected from Fever-Sky game after player yells at Enes Kanter Freedom - [Indy Star](https://indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2026/08/23/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-indiana-fever-vs-chicago-sky-game-natasha-cloud-argument-wnba-statement/91435943007) — Former NBA player was ejected from Fever-Sky game after player yells at Enes Kanter Freedom - [The Toronto Star](https://thestar.com/sports/basketball/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-fever-sky-game-after-he-was-confronted-by-skys-cloud/article_94f1c6c3-d41c-534c-81c6-7ef560441a42.html) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky’s Cloud - [NBC LA](https://nbclosangeles.com/wnba/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-fever-sky-game-natasha-cloud/3932839) — Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after being confronted by Natasha Cloud ## Questions **Why was Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from the WNBA game?** Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Cloud yelled and pointed at Freedom, who was sitting courtside wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'. **What was Enes Kanter Freedom wearing?** Enes Kanter Freedom was wearing a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” He displayed this shirt as he was escorted from the arena. **Who else declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft?** Former NBA player Royce White also declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft alongside Enes Kanter Freedom. Both stated they identify as women. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/media/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after confrontation", https://mediabias.news/media/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-confrontation