{"id":38178,"date":"2026-08-11T07:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38178"},"modified":"2026-08-11T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:43:31","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-and-royce-white-just-dunked-on-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38178","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White just dunked on the WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is right: Keeping biological men out of women\u2019s sports<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/22\/sports\/sophie-cunningham-defends-her-stance-on-trans-athletes-biological-women\/\"> is common sense.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ex-NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom drove home that point last week by announcing that will <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/10\/sports\/enes-kanter-freedom-declares-for-2027-wnba-draft-amid-trans-issue\/\">declare for the WNBA draft.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Royce White, another former NBA player and Republican politician, quickly followed, saying he\u2019d do the same.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40255069\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/x-com-enesfreedom-status-2085772139869696032-136763199_1f5041.jpg?resize=144,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/x-com-enesfreedom-status-2085772139869696032-136763199_1f5041.jpg?resize=1200,667&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/x-com-enesfreedom-status-2085772139869696032-136763199_1f5041.jpg?resize=87,48&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/x-com-enesfreedom-status-2085772139869696032-136763199_1f5041.jpg?resize=234,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/x-com-enesfreedom-status-2085772139869696032-136763199_1f5041.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ex-NBA star Enes Kanter claims he is entering the 2027 WNBA Draft. <span class=\"credit\">X\/@EnesFreedom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The men\u2019s stunts follow a woke reply to Cunningham from WNBA brass: The league supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/basketball\/articles\/ckg3enx6rj6o\">\u201cjustice, equity, diversity and inclusion\u201d<\/a>, it said, and will <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/08\/sports\/wnba-task-force-to-discuss-growing-drama-around-transgender-athletes\/\">establish a \u201ctask force\u201d <\/a>to hash out rules on transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Oh dear. Can\u2019t a basketball league just stick to basketball?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A little fun, levity and entertainment wouldn\u2019t hurt, either.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Kanter Freedom and White have a point: Does anyone really think it\u2019s fair for them to play in the WNBA?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40276935\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75195313;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40276935\" width=\"444\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-13333-PM.jpg?resize=38,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\"\/><figcaption>Royce White, another former NBA player and Republican politician, quickly followed, saying he\u2019d do the same. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@last.renaissance.man<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It would be a spectacle (which would never happen, of course).<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019d dominate, obviously, and we doubt a single female player would want to take a hard foul from either one. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two men-turned-women (wink) would make a mockery of the league, and quickly. Kanter Freedom played 11 seasons in the NBA and weighs 250 pounds. White, who joined the NBA for one season, weighs in at 260.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The average WNBA player\u2019s weight? 170 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>What Cunningham argues, and Kanter and White are emphasizing through their trolling, is that biology produces some undeniable facts. The strongest men are physically stronger than the strongest women, and biological males have an innate advantage over women in sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why men and women compete in separate leagues in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>WNBA brass and some on the lickspittle left might find such facts inconvenient. But they can\u2019t bend reality to fit their ideology.<\/p>\n<p>By pointing that out, Kanter Freedom and White just dunked on the WNBA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is right: Keeping biological men out of women\u2019s sports is common sense. Ex-NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom drove home that point last week by announcing that will declare for the WNBA draft. Royce White, another former NBA player and Republican politician, quickly followed, saying he\u2019d do the same. 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