Enes Kanter declares intention to dunk on Angel Reese
Enes Kanter Freedom has made it clear that he intends to dunk on Angel Reese in a WNBA game once he gets selected in the 2027 WNBA Draft.
The former NBA center took to X after the Atlanta Dream's OT loss to the Indiana Fever on Sunday, saying that he intends to make Reese the first player he dunks on. "Sis! Once I go No. 1 pick in the 2027 WNBA Draft, the first player I'm dunking on is Angel Reese. She's the Paul George of the WNBA. Just lean into the podcast already."
The random shot at Paul George seems unnecessary, especially when Kanter and George were peers in the NBA, and George's career has been comfortably better than Kanter's.
Kanter has never publicly made comments for or against Reese in the past, and the 24-year-old Dream forward has also never publicly addressed Kanter in her career.
The WNBA reportedly believes that the threats posed by Kanter and former NBA first-round pick Royce White's draft declarations are unserious, and likely doesn't anticipate a world where either makes it to the Draft.
The league isn't rushing a decision on its eligibility rules, which currently just vaguely state that only women are eligible to participate.
Kanter and White's legal challenges might grow exponentially if the WNBA can't agree on and implement parameters that will not allow bad-faith actors like them to create such instability in the future.
The WNBA will have to put parameters in place that will protect the league with 100% biological women currently, while enabling future trans athlete inclusion.
Clarifying these gender rules will take nuance and can't be rushed, which might create a headache for the WNBA if they can't be agreed upon and implemented by the 2027 Draft.
The WNBA has stated that it won't give in to efforts to sow division by bad-faith actors, but Kanter continues to push the idea of playing in the W.
Kanter seems to be going through with his plans to declare for the WNBA Draft and get selected, or exhaust all legal measures until he gets a shot, or the WNBA bans trans athletes from competing.
The WNBA's decision on Kanter's eligibility will likely have a significant impact on the future of trans athletes in the league.
Source: Yahoo Sports