Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom recently stirred controversy after declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft.Freedom is challenging the league’s eligibility rules regarding athletes, which the WNBA has yet to directly answer, though they have said that their players won’t be used as “political pawns.”The 34-year-old big man last played in the NBA during the […] The post Former NBA Player Makes Bold Caitlin Clark Claim Amid Controversy appeared first on HEAVY.

How each outlet headlined it

• Yahoo Sports

  Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom recently stirred controversy after declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft.Freedom is challenging the league’s eligibility rules regarding athletes, which the WNBA has yet to directly answer, though they have said that their players won’t be used as “political pawns.”The 34-year-old big man last played in the NBA during the […] The post Former NBA Player Makes Bold Caitlin Clark Claim Amid Controversy appeared first on HEAVY.
• The Atlantic left

  In claiming they want to play for the WNBA, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are carrying out a stunt—one that exposes “a widespread refusal to defend gender-self-identification policies on their own merits,” Helen Lewis argues.
• Fox News right

  Enes Kanter Freedom roasted Angel Reese's crunch-time miss and compared her to Paul George while renewing his threat to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft.