Enes Kanter Freedom Plans to Attend WNBA Finals Game 3 as WNBA Eligibility Dispute Continues
Photo: Fox NewsFormer NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom said on social media that he plans to attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta on Wednesday as a fan. The game is the Atlanta Dream's Finals home opener against the Valkyries.
The announcement comes amid a dispute over WNBA eligibility. Cathy Engelbert told Congress that Kanter Freedom and Royce White are both men and so cannot play in the league, but she declined to define women under its eligibility rules.
On the right, Fox News leads with Engelbert's statement to Congress and her refusal to offer a definition, while the Washington Times reports the attendance plan. Left-leaning CBS News and The Washington Post report the plan to attend as a fan, and their excerpts do not mention the eligibility dispute. Alternative outlet TMZ leads with the league's position that the two men cannot play, and notes that the league still has not defined a woman. All sides agree on the attendance plan. They differ mainly in whether they include the eligibility dispute and the missing definition.
How the sides differ Left sources report only Kanter Freedom's plan to attend as a fan; right and alternative sources focus on the league's 'both men' statement and its lack of a definition of woman.
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- The Washington PostEnes Kanter Freedom says he will attend WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta
CBS News and The Washington Post lead with Kanter Freedom's social media announcement that he will attend Game 3 as a fan. Their excerpts quote no league officials and do not mention the eligibility dispute.
TMZ leads with the WNBA saying Kanter Freedom and Royce White cannot play because they are men. It highlights that the league still has not defined what a woman is.
- Washington TimesKanter Freedom says he will attend WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta
Fox News leads with Cathy Engelbert telling Congress the two are both men while declining to define women. The Washington Times instead reports Kanter Freedom's plan to attend Game 3.