‘It’s Going To Be Enjoyable’ — Enes Kanter Plots Subsequent Transfer After Controversial Ejection From Fever-Sky, Dashed WNBA Draft Bid

Enes Kanter is not finished attending WNBA video games regardless of being kicked out of Sunday’s Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky sport at Wintrust Arena.

Kanter was ejected from the matchup after getting right into a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud throughout the third quarter. The former NBA middle has now outlined his subsequent transfer.

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Enes Kanter Outlines Plans to Attend WNBA Playoffs

After his altercation with Cloud, Kanter spoke with Fox News host Laura Ingraham and revealed his plans for the WNBA playoffs.

“I am so excited for the playoffs,” Kanter stated. “I cannot wait to go to every playoff game that the Indiana Fever plays. It’s going to be fun.”

When requested if he would be capable of procure tickets for the postseason, Kanter said:

“I don’t get those tickets under my name, because I don’t know if they are going to cancel at the last minute or not. So, I’m getting those tickets under my manager’s name.”

The Fever is one in all seven groups to have clinched a playoff berth this season. They are fifth within the league, holding a 25-14 file with 5 video games left on their regular-season schedule.

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Kanter additionally gave his account of his altercation with Cloud, saying:

“Third quarter, they put Sophie Cunningham in. I remember around the last three-minute mark, she shot the ball, and I put my hand in the air to celebrate it, right? And then Natasha Cloud saw my celebration. Literally, the next possession, she came back, and she started yelling at me and said, ‘She’s not going to sleep with you.'”

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Kanter additionally revealed that he texted Fever guard Cunningham, who has been on the middle of the controversy surrounding transgender athletes in girls’s sports activities since her ESPN profile final month.

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Shortly after Cunningham’s profile, Kanter declared that he can be coming into the 2027 WNBA draft, citing the league’s eligibility guidelines. According to stories from USA Today and The Boston Globe, he isn’t eligible.

However, the WNBA has not publicly addressed his eligibility.

Kanter spent 11 seasons within the NBA enjoying for the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.2 factors and seven.8 rebounds by way of 748 profession video games, having final performed within the league within the 2021-22 season.

Despite dealing with vital criticism on-line, Kanter would not appear intent on stepping again. He now plans to attend the Fever’s playoff video games, doubtlessly retaining him within the highlight as the controversy over trans athletes continues to rage.

This article initially appeared on Pro Football Network.