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A confrontation between Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud and activist and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom at Chicago's Wintrust Arena on Sunday ended with Freedom's ejection from the building and a pro-transgender statement from Cloud posted to Threads that night.
The Sky lost to the Indiana Fever. What the two said to each other on the court was not immediately clear. The incident began in the third quarter.
Cloud scored, the Fever called a timeout, and Cloud directed her emotion toward Freedom, who was seated near the basket at court level. Freedom rose and walked toward her.
Sky players and security moved between the two before Freedom was escorted from the arena and barred from returning. Freedom had come to the game after publicly saying he wanted to compete in the WNBA.
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