Cameron Brink blasts Enes Kanter Freedom, supports trans community
Los Angeles Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Sparks center Cameron Brink condemned former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom for his disruptive behavior at a WNBA game and criticized him for exploiting transgender issues for attention.
- Freedom, who declared himself a transgender woman and claimed eligibility for the WNBA draft, was removed from a Chicago Sky game after confronting guard Natasha Cloud, leading to a ban from Wintrust Arena.
- Brink emphasized her support for transgender women and criticized those using the topic for "clickbait" or to target vulnerable communities, calling the issue a "nonissue."
- The WNBA has ruled Kanter Freedom and former NBA player Royce White ineligible for the draft, citing the league's rule that only women are eligible to play.
- Several WNBA players, including Natasha Cloud and Stefanie Dolson, have spoken out against hostility toward transgender women, though there are currently no transgender players in the league.
