{"id":4938,"date":"2026-08-25T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:08:50","slug":"enes-kanter-freedom-and-royce-white-former-nba-players-who-declared-for-wnba-draft-ruled-ineligible-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4938","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White \u2014 Former NBA Players Who Declared For WNBA Draft \u2014 Ruled Ineligible: REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The WNBA is transphobic? Who knew?<\/p>\n<p>According to Front Office Sports (FOS), citing league sources, former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have been ruled ineligible to compete in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4936\">Trump Admin Tells Congress \u2018No Reliable Evidence\u2019 Exists Showing Gun Microstamping Works<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Freedom and White both declared for the 2027 WNBA draft, while also making the claim that they identify as women. One of FOS\u2019s sources branded their declarations as \u201csimply publicity stunts\u201d and stated that the WNBA is \u201cnot going to give oxygen to efforts designed to mock the league or use this topic to demean and marginalize others.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: Enes Kanter Freedom Ejected From WNBA Game After Confrontation With Sky\u2019s Natasha Cloud)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The outlet\u2019s league sources also said that the WNBA doesn\u2019t have any legitimate, immediate eligibility matters that require its action. Per a source, the league will keep discussing the topic; however, it \u201cwill not allow outside pressure or manufactured controversy to dictate league processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eligibility rules for the WNBA are collectively bargained. Per the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a line reads, \u201cOnly players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA.\u201d The line is in Article XIII, Section 1 (a).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4934\">Ole Miss Allegedly Gets FBI To Sweep For Bugs Following Lane Kiffin\u2019s Departure To LSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Neither gender identity nor gender assigned at birth is addressed in the CBA\u2019s language.<\/p>\n<p>I am devastated. Truly heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA front office, in a completely tragic act, has robbed sports fans of what would have undeniably been the single most surreal, hilarious television spectacle in modern broadcasting history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4932\">Karen Bass\u2019 Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Cash Is Exactly What\u2019s Wrong With California<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Think of what we were denied \u2026 it\u2019s an outright crime if you ask me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have been ruled ineligible to compete in the WNBA, according to Front Office Sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3669,2792,779,2612],"class_list":["post-4938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-enes-kanter-freedom","tag-national-basketball-assocaiton","tag-transgender","tag-womens-national-basketball-association"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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