Enes Kanter Freedom continues to back Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham.
He shared a tweet from The New York Times about a column in The Athletic, suggesting that the Fever should let go of Cunningham if they want “to go back to being a basketball team.”
A woman attacking another woman for standing up for women.
All Sophie Cunningham said was that biological men should stay out of women’s sports and she answered honestly, something too many of her colleagues are too afraid to do.
When Colin Kaepernick, Steph Curry, Steve Kerr,…
“A woman attacking another woman for standing up for women,” Freedom stated in his repost. “All Sophie Cunningham said was that biological men should stay out of women’s sports and she answered honestly, something many of her colleagues are too afraid to do.”
Freedom characterized Cunningham’s actions this season as bold, likening her stance to that of Colin Kaepernick, Steph Curry, and LeBron James, who often take political stands.
“@Sophaller exercised her First Amendment rights, and now she could potentially be blackballed by the @WNBA,” he mentioned. “The double standard is obvious.”
Back in July, Cunningham expressed during an interview with ESPN that she believes the WNBA should not permit transgender athletes, even though there hasn’t been a transgender player in the league.
“I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” she told ESPN.
Cunningham later reaffirmed her stance, clarifying that she harbors no animosity towards transgender individuals.
After her comments, reactions were mixed, with her facing boos from fans of the Portland Fire shortly after.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the host of “First Take,” expressed his support for Cunningham, stating that a male transitioning to female competing in the WNBA is “clearly unfair to women.”
Freedom has also taken steps to support Cunningham’s position, submitting a document in August that requests the WNBA to consider his entry into the player pool for the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender player.
