Enes Kanter Freedom says he will attend WNBA Finals Game 3

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom says he plans to attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta, continuing a campaign around transgender participation in women’s sports. He has said he identifies as a woman and intends to enter the WNBA draft, though a person familiar with the league’s decision said he and fellow former NBA player Royce White are ineligible. Freedom previously was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after a heated exchange with guard Natasha Cloud and banned from the arena; a Sky representative said he appeared to be seeking attention and trying to provoke a reaction. The WNBA declined to comment on his planned attendance, as debate continues over eligibility rules; the league’s agreement limits participation to women but does not specify gender identity or sex assigned at birth.