Enes Kanter Freedom leaves WNBA Finals Game 3 after declining private suite at State Farm Arena

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom did not watch Game 3 of the WNBA Finals from his seats at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Wednesday night after the Atlanta Dream and the arena offered him a private suite. The arena said it arranged the suite for his safety after he contacted federal, state and local authorities and the WNBA about security concerns. Freedom, an outspoken opponent of transgender athletes in women's sports, said in a video he posted that he was ejected after declining the suite and was prevented from sitting in seats he had paid for.

Alternative and independent coverage, such as NewsNation, leads with Freedom refusing the suite and leaving the Finals, and it relies on the arrangement the Dream and arena described. Right-leaning outlets, Breitbart and the Washington Times, lead with Freedom's video saying he was removed or ejected. Breitbart also features the arena's safety statement and links the dispute to Freedom's efforts to declare for the WNBA Draft. The left-leaning Washington Post frames the episode as Freedom being denied entry after refusing the suite, and highlights his opposition to transgender athletes.