‘Insanely pathetic’: Pablo Torre does not hold back on Enes Kanter Freedom
Former NBA player Enes Freedom Kanter made headlines earlier this month after declaring himself eligible for the WNBA Draft as a transgender woman, making a mockery of the league’s gender policy. Kanter took things even further on Sunday night, getting himself escorted out of the crowd at a WNBA game on Sunday night, and he…
On August 23, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA player and human rights activist, made headlines after declaring himself eligible for the WNBA Draft as a transgender woman. His actions sparked controversy, especially after he was ejected from a game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky on August 24.
During the game, Kanter was sitting courtside wearing a shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human female." When a player named Cloud approached him, Kanter responded by stepping toward the court and later mocking Cloud after being escorted out of the arena. Prominent sports commentator Pablo Torre criticized Kanter's actions, calling them "insanely pathetic."
Torre argued that stepping out during a game and immediately claiming victimhood was an extreme display of disrespect. Torre faced backlash from right-wing commentator Clay Travis, who challenged Torre to define what a woman is, but Torre maintained his stance, stating that 99% of people are born with a vagina, and the remaining 1% are being used as a distraction from political corruption.
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- Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game over player row sports.yahoo.com
- Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game over player row bbc.co.uk
