Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 7:23 AM EDT
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Chicago — The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever.Owner Michael Alter made the announcement in a rare news conference on Tuesday. Alter told reporters Freedom isn't allowed in Wintrust Arena for Sky games "unless sometime in the future he's able to prove to us to our satisfaction that he is able to abide by our rules without being a potential threat." The 6-foot-10, 250-pound Freedom was removed from Sunday's game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline wearing a black shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human female."The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud then did a chest bump with teammate Aicha Coulibaly before turning around and walking in Freedom's direction. Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Freedom, also 34, as she approached him. Video showed a standing Kanter holding his arms out and taking one step on the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved in between the two.
