Chicago Sky owner opens up on Enes Kanter Freedom ejection, makes analogy to shooting a gun

Key Points:

• Chicago Sky principal owner Michael Alter defended the decision to eject and ban Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena, stating Freedom was deemed a "threat" after stepping toward the court during a game, leading to immediate action by multiple security teams.
• Alter rejected Freedom’s claim that he should have been warned before ejection, comparing the situation to extreme threats that do not warrant warnings, and disputed Freedom’s account that he did not initiate the verbal confrontation with Fever guard Natasha Cloud.
• Witness accounts collected by Alter suggested Freedom initiated trash talk toward Cloud, though no audio evidence exists, and a spectator behind Freedom claimed not to have heard any provocation, highlighting conflicting perspectives on the incident.
• The Sky received advance notice of Freedom’s attendance via a text from his manager to the team’s general manager, which Alter interpreted as a warning of trouble, whereas Freedom’s camp described it as a courtesy heads-up; no explicit warnings or conditions were communicated to Freedom prior to the game.
• Alter acknowledged regret for not informing players about Freedom’s presence beforehand but maintained that the decision to allow him entry was upheld despite knowing his intentions were not benign, emphasizing that fans must be responsible for their own actions.