The WNBA has ruled that former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible to enter the league’s draft or play in the women’s circuit after both men announced they identify as women and formally declared for the 2027 draft.

The league has reportedly dismissed the moves as publicity stunts intended to mock the organization.

According to reports from Front Office Sports, the WNBA stated it “is not going to give oxygen to efforts designed to mock the league or use this topic to demean and marginalize others” and “will not allow outside pressure or manufactured controversy to dictate league processes.”

The collective bargaining agreement specifies that only women are eligible, though it contains no further language defining sex or gender identity.

Kanter Freedom and White decided to put those rules to the test by claiming they suddenly decided they identify as women.

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Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has officially declared for the WNBA Draft. pic.twitter.com/OEpGCni9PL

— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) August 7, 2026

My genitalia is my business. Haters better bow to a beautiful Black kweeen like Roysha!

Royce White for President
WNBA #LetHerPlay pic.twitter.com/Jh4kmihPV7

— Royce White 🇺🇸 (@Highway_30) August 19, 2026

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Kanter Freedom, a 6-foot-10 former NBA center, attended a Chicago Sky game on Sunday wearing a T-shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.”

The NBA star ended up in a heated verbal exchange with Sky guard Natasha Cloud, who approached him during a timeout and shouted at him.

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Enes Kanter GOT INTO IT with a WNBA player and was KICKED OUT the arena 😳 pic.twitter.com/DCBhO8ZPhD

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Security ultimately escorted Kanter Freedom from the arena.

Kanter Freedom explained that he had simply celebrated a three-pointer and responded that he was there to protect women.

While the WNBA has avoided issuing a public policy on transgender eligibility, its rejection of Kanter Freedom and White’s declarations effectively draws a line against adult men entering the women’s league under self-identification.