{"id":20506,"date":"2026-08-25T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wnba-wont-ban-enes-kanter-after-heated-confrontation-with-natasha-cloud\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T00:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:00:03","slug":"wnba-wont-ban-enes-kanter-after-heated-confrontation-with-natasha-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/wnba-wont-ban-enes-kanter-after-heated-confrontation-with-natasha-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Won&#8217;t Ban Enes Kanter After Heated Confrontation With Natasha Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Enes Kanter Freedom<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">WNBA Passes on Ban After Courtside Confrontation<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-24T16:30:14-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 24, 2026<br \/>\n                            4:30 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-2d2df85dca5d70051747a889d8c14741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260824_70f1f4ba296f4834b1f2c30880eb7c1c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ab081890-61e7-4db3-b225-31b3d4107781\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"WNBA Won&apos;t Ban Enes Kanter After Heated Confrontation With Natasha Cloud\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2026\/08\/24\/70f1f4ba296f4834b1f2c30880eb7c1c_md.jpg\" alt=\"enes kanter WNBA getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d2df85dca5d70051747a889d8c14741--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f8d8b8b44a8ec77bd589098d6a35c75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The WNBA has no plans to ban former NBA player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/enes-kanter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Enes Kanter Freedom<\/strong><\/a> from coming to games as a fan &#8230; even though he was ejected from a Chicago Sky game after a heated exchange with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/natasha-cloud\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Natasha Cloud<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f8d8b8b44a8ec77bd589098d6a35c75--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a3a8707e718cfeb83d41ab01964fcba4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ &#8230; the plan inside the league is to try and move on and let the controversy die. We&#8217;re told the league felt a ban wasn&#8217;t warranted because Enes didn&#8217;t set foot on the court and he didn&#8217;t do anything else that was egregious.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a3a8707e718cfeb83d41ab01964fcba4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f62529a8edb3c5726b1970df812f634c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-f62529a8edb3c5726b1970df812f634c-1577743957-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f62529a8edb3c5726b1970df812f634c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-909937186d2f7a5544f6eb34806bae5f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ reported &#8230; Natasha was livid with Enes &#8212; who was wearing a black shirt that read &#8220;woman\u00a0<em>noun<\/em>\u00a0adult human female&#8221; &#8212; when they started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/24\/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-from-wnba-game-after-arguing-with-natasha-cloud\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>jawing<\/strong><\/a> during the third quarter Sunday as he sat near the court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-909937186d2f7a5544f6eb34806bae5f--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f14fd174e0eebe475d29a4e72f9df25d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Natasha had to be held back by several teammates &#8230; and Enes was egging her on for a spat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f14fd174e0eebe475d29a4e72f9df25d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7b4febed71e117c7e157f5a2bc9bed8e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-7b4febed71e117c7e157f5a2bc9bed8e-1409836580-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7b4febed71e117c7e157f5a2bc9bed8e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a705f80eb62710fc13e2e2862eef11b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Video shows him on the concourse afterward, pleading his case with cops before leaving the arena.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a705f80eb62710fc13e2e2862eef11b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a4e6103f80cce0550ef45fb8b7c8e4a8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the last few weeks, Enes has kicked up a lot of controversy by saying he now identifies as a woman and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/10\/enes-kanter-freedom-declares-for-wnba-draft\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>declaring<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a4e6103f80cce0550ef45fb8b7c8e4a8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-007ba3a401cf03f79d5d5fb374118fa9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-007ba3a401cf03f79d5d5fb374118fa9-1212795826-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-007ba3a401cf03f79d5d5fb374118fa9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ee0cdcdb842c5933935a6d47d549513\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course &#8230; this latest controversy is unfolding on the heels of Indiana Fever player\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sophie-cunningham\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sophie Cunningham<\/strong><\/a>, who said women should not have to face biological men in sports, calling it &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/23\/sophie-cunningham-addresses-trans-athlete-stance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>common sense<\/strong><\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ee0cdcdb842c5933935a6d47d549513--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e1163444f8be6f9f2eb8dbfc293961cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Those comments have created a firestorm in and around the league on both sides of the trans athlete debate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e1163444f8be6f9f2eb8dbfc293961cd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ee52c83b807e50c3518ced12a943741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/a0f22028-0e3f-4f3e-b1c4-763f5ac08ec3\"><br \/>\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"WNBA Won&apos;t Ban Enes Kanter After Heated Confrontation With Natasha Cloud\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/16by9\/2026\/08\/10\/0e83b05101d8409fbfa35ac20e3c79bc_md.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Diana-INLINE-hulu\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/>\n                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ee52c83b807e50c3518ced12a943741--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aaf5314c1a2047578bde4d6cfb87cf94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The\u00a0WNBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/13\/wnba-calls-out-former-nba-players-mocking-transgender-debate\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>blasted<\/strong><\/a> Enes\u00a0earlier this month, saying &#8230; &#8220;We strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-aaf5314c1a2047578bde4d6cfb87cf94--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b673a1c2ce8eded07e458dc5e8187cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to the WNBA for comment &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b673a1c2ce8eded07e458dc5e8187cb--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/24\/enes-kanter-freedom-not-banned-by-wnba-after-natasha-cloud-confrontation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Enes Kanter Freedom WNBA Passes on Ban After Courtside Confrontation Published August 24, 2026 4:30 PM PDT The WNBA has no plans to ban former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom from coming to games as a fan &#8230; 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