Former NBA Player Kanter Freedom Banned from WNBA Chicago Arena

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who engaged in a verbal altercation with a player during a WNBA game, has been banned from the team's arena by the related club.

Michael Alter, owner of the WNBA's Chicago Sky, held a press conference on the 26th (Korean time) and stated, "Kanter Freedom will not be allowed to enter Wintrust Arena for games unless he sufficiently proves that he poses no potential threat to us and can comply with our rules."

Kanter Freedom, who played as a center in the NBA for 10 seasons, got into a verbal altercation with Chicago's Natasha Cloud while watching the Chicago-Indiana Fever game on the 24th.

At the time, Kanter Freedom was wearing a T-shirt that read, "Woman. Noun. Adult human female."

This was interpreted as conveying a message opposing the participation of transgender women in women's sports.

Cloud shouted and argued with Kanter Freedom, and security personnel escorted Kanter Freedom out of the arena.

Regarding an incident on the 22nd where an adult toy was thrown onto the court during a game, Alter also stated, "We know who they are, but we don't know their names. We are working to find out who they are and will take measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again."

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