WNBPA responds to Enes Kanter Freedom: “We will not be used as political pawns”

The WNBA players’ union has addressed the former NBA player’s plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft, reaffirming its commitment to inclusion and the protection of women’s sports while condemning hate and discrimination.

The WNBPA has responded with a statement to recent comments from former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who announced plans to enter the WNBA Draft in 2027.

“To everyone who loves this game: The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived experiences, cultures, lifestyles, and opinions. We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Those are the values that unite this Union and allow it to protect women’s sports while creating transformational change.

Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns.”

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