Chicago Sky owner: ‘Potential threat’ Enes Kanter Freedom banned from games
The WNBA’s Chicago Sky have banned former pro basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom from the team’s arena after he got into an altercation with one of its players over the weekend. Sky owner Michael Alter told reporters Tuesday that Freedom will not be permitted inside the Wintrust Arena moving forward “unless sometime in the future, he’s…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET
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The HillTier B
Chicago Sky owner: ‘Potential threat’ Enes Kanter Freedom banned from games(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Enes Kanter Freedom banned from home games of WNBA's Chicago Sky(opens original report in a new tab)The 6-foot-10, 250-pound former NBA player was removed from Sunday's game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud. — CBS News
ABC NewsTier B
Sky owner bans Kanter Freedom from home games, calling him 'potential threat'(opens original report in a new tab)The former NBA center was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Fever. — ABC News
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