Enes Kanter Freedom Banned From Sky Arena Over ‘Potential To Be A Threat’

A “threat”? … They really went there.

Michael Alter, the owner of the Chicago Sky, stated Tuesday that former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is banned from Wintrust Arena following Sunday’s confrontation with guard Natasha Cloud.

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The ruling was revealed by Alter in an address to beat writers. (RELATED: Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White — Former NBA Players Who Declared For WNBA Draft — Ruled Ineligible: REPORT)

“He has demonstrated to us, unequivocally, that he has the potential to be a threat,” said Alter, per ESPN.

It’s not clear how it was determined that Freedom could be threatening.

The incident between Freedom and Cloud took place in the third quarter of Chicago’s defeat against the Indiana Fever. After Cloud scored, the Fever called a timeout, and she ended up directing her energy at Freedom, who was sitting around the basket. Freedom got out of his seat and began walking toward Cloud, and immediately, security and Sky players got in the middle of the two.

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Let’s call this what it actually is: pure theater.

To label a high-profile spectator — an ex-NBA player who spent a decade in the league — a “threat” because he reacted to a player trash-talking in his direction is ridiculous.

When Cloud decided to direct her celebration toward Freedom, she opened the door to interaction. Freedom standing up and taking a few steps in response certainly warranted security stepping in to maintain distance, but jumping straight to a ban and framing him as a menace is an extreme overreach.

I’m just saying, if standing up after being barked at is enough to get someone banned, arenas might as well clear out the first three rows entirely.

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