In her first public statements following a courtside confrontation that led to Enes Kanter Freedom’s ejection and ban from Chicago Sky home games, Natasha Cloud vehemently dismissed him as an “irrelevant person,” stating she would “not be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person.” Cloud pivoted the conversation to what she described as “real issues that face women,” specifically mentioning concerns for women and children and explicitly stating that the greatest threats in 2026 are not transgender individuals, drag queens, or the gay community, but rather a demographic that a simple Google search would reveal. This strong stance comes after Freedom, who was courtside wearing a shirt defining a woman as an “adult human female” and protesting the WNBA’s eligibility language, alleged Cloud exchanged words with him and approached him aggressively. The incident, which involved security intervention and Freedom’s subsequent ban by Sky owner Michael Alter, prompted Cloud to praise the team’s leadership for “protection” and “solutions that best benefit putting our players first,” while also suggesting the WNBA should follow their lead in addressing such matters. When asked about the WNBA’s recurring controversies, Cloud attributed them to men, criticizing those who now claim to protect the league while previously opposing equal pay and investment, and emphasizing that protecting women means including Black women and trans women.
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