Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from Sky-Fever game after verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom gets into a heated incident with WNBA player Natasha Cloud during a game on Aug. 23, 2026. (Courtesy: NBC)

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom, who is trying to make his way into women’s basketball, was escorted out of Wintrust Arena during the third quarter Sunday after a heated shouting match with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud.

With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside.

Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud #9 of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 23, 2026. (Getty Images)

Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud #9 of the Chicago Sky yell at one another during the second half between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 23, 2026. (Getty Images)

Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.

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Immediately after security removed him, Freedom fired back on X: "I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!"

He followed with another jab: "It’s always women hating on other women."

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Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom poses courtside prior to the game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on Aug. 23, 2026, in