{
  "id": 2928207,
  "title": "‘Saddest excuse for an adult male that I have ever seen’: Enes Kanter sparks widespread outrage with",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/saddest-excuse-for-an-adult-male-that-i-have-ever-seen-enes-kanter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:01:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/saddest-excuse-adult-male-ever-030121178.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enes Kanter Freedom, a former basketball player and human rights activist, has ignited widespread criticism after deliberately causing a disturbance during a WNBA game, then pretending to be a victim. Kanter, dressed in a black T-shirt that read \"WOMAN noun. adult human female,\" engaged in a verbal exchange with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. When Cloud approached him, Kanter moved toward the court and mocked Cloud with a hand gesture before being ejected from the game. Kanter's behavior was widely condemned by the sports media community, who called it \"insanely pathetic,\" \"clown behavior,\" and \"embarrassing.\" Despite his claim to be advocating for transgender women's rights, Kanter's actions were seen by many as cruel and mocking, rather than supportive.",
  "summary": "Former NBA player Enes Freedom Kanter made headlines earlier this month when he declared himself eligible for the WNBA Draft as a transgender woman, making a mockery of the league’s gender policy. Now, he’s made an even bigger fool of himself, sparking widespread outrage from the sports world. During Sunday night’s game between the Indiana…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Former Texas A&M RB shines as Lions’ preseason Player of the Game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/former-texas-a-m-rb-shines-as-lions-preseason-player-of-the-game",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:22:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Former NBA player who says he identifies as woman ejected from WNBA game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/former-nba-player-who-says-he-identifies-as-woman-ejected-from-wnba",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:37:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Enes Kanter Ejected From Fever-Sky After Heated Confrontation With WNBA Player",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/enes-kanter-ejected-from-fever-sky-after-heated-confrontation-with",
        "published": "2026-08-24T04:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}