NEW YORK, Aug 24 : Two former NBA players who sought to enter the 2027 WNBA draft are not eligible to participate in the women's basketball league, according to sources around the league on Monday. Enes Kanter Freedom, who played in the National Basketball Association for over a decade from 2011, and Royce W

Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom’s announcements have pushed the WNBA outside its comfort zone.

The former NBA player has come under criticism after saying he will “declare” for the WNBA’s upcoming draft in an apparent bid to mock involvement of transgender players in sport.

Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game Sunday night.