Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom, confrontation - ESPN

NEW YORK — Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty.

To Cloud, Freedom is unimportant.

«I won't be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person,» Cloud said. «What I will focus on is what actually affects women and children currently in 2026.»

She went on to name domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurity as three things women are most affected by.

Cloud got into a confrontation with Freedom during Sunday's Chicago home game against the Indiana Fever. The former NBA player was sitting along the baseline wearing a black shirt that read «WOMAN noun. adult human female.» The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud chest-bumped with teammate Aicha Coulibaly before turning around and walking in Freedom's direction.

Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Freedom as she approached him. He stood, held his arms out and stepped onto the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved between the two.

«I will not talk about an irrelevant threat to our lives, because that's exactly what it is,» she said. «I want to talk about real issues that face women, and it's not our trans human beings and it's not our drag queens. It's not our gay community. There is a certain demographic of people that you can generally search. It's a simple Google search of what is the greatest threat to women and children currently in 2026 in the United States of America.»

Freedom has been banned by Sky owner Michael Alter from attending any future Chicago home games.

Cloud applauded the move by the front office to «protect the players.»

«That's