Enes Kanter Freedom was denied entry to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta after he turned down an arena suite that was offered to him after he complained about his personal safety, ESPN reported. The controversial player announced that he would attend Game 3 of the Finals due to Valkyries star Gabby Williams saying that she supports the trans community and stands behind transgender athletes playing in the league. Freedom hasn’t attended a WNBA game since August when he was ejected from a game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever after getting into a tense argument with Sky guard Natasha Cloud, who vocally supports the LGBTQ+ community.
While he didn’t outright announce it, Freedom sounded as if he wanted to take the same anti-trans agenda he had when attending the August WNBA game. I can’t wait to watch my favorite player, the woman who inspired me to become I am today.” After he refused to sit in the suite – and refused to be provided a personal state police guard as well -- for his personal safety, he continued to complain on social media, ESPN reports.
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