The WNBA's Public Relations Nightmare Will Continue Until They Can Define What a Woman Is

A new draft decision by two former NBA players is being framed amid backlash after a confrontation involving Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud and Enes Kanter Freedom. The article links the incident to broader calls for the WNBA to clarify eligibility rules and definitions of “woman,” and to address transgender participation. It recounts that at the Indiana Fever–Chicago Sky game, where the Fever routed the Sky 113-90 on Sunday and eliminated Chicago from playoff contention, Cloud and Freedom exchanged words in the third quarter and security separated them. Freedom was escorted out and could not return. Cloud later posted on Threads supporting transgender kids and people. The piece also notes Freedom tweeted “It’s always women hating on other women,” and argues the league’s handling reflects a continuing PR problem.