Natasha Cloud refuses to address Enes Kanter Freedom by name in first comments on ejection incident

Natasha Cloud has referred to Enes Kanter Freedom as an “irrelevant person” in her initial public statements following their courtside altercation. She stated her intention to concentrate on significant issues impacting women and children rather than transgender individuals or the LGBTQ+ community. Freedom was ejected and subsequently banned from future Chicago Sky home games due to the incident, which involved him wearing a shirt with a definition of a woman and an exchange of words with Cloud.

• Natasha Cloud described Enes Kanter Freedom as an “irrelevant person” in her first comments after their courtside confrontation.
• Cloud stated she will focus on issues affecting women and children, not “trans human beings” or “drag queens.”
• Freedom was ejected from a game and banned from future Chicago Sky home games after the incident.
• The confrontation occurred when Freedom wore a shirt defining a woman as an “adult human female” and exchanged words with Cloud.
• Cloud praised the Chicago Sky organization for their handling of the situation and suggested the WNBA should follow their lead in protecting players.
• Cloud attributed repeated cultural and political distractions in the WNBA to men, referencing past dismissals of women’s sports.