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Glamorous WNBA star Cameron Brink has labeled Enes Kanter Freedom a 'piece of s***' after the former NBA player's attempts to join the league and courtside clash with Natasha Cloud.
Kanter has thrown himself into the heart of the trans athletes debate that has engulfed the WNBA in recent weeks by trying to take advantage of eligibility rules to enter next year's draft.
The former New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder player then had an altercation with Cloud while sat courtside for the Chicago Sky's game against Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever on Sunday night.
He also wore a provocative T-shirt that included a definition of the word woman. 'Woman. Noun,' it read. 'Adult human female.' The words woman and female were highlighted in red.
Cloud stormed over to Kanter and a furious argument broke out between them, with a viral clip of the incident showing the pair shouting at each other. Cloud was held back by security as he stood up and spread his arms. Kanter was ejected from the arena.
Now Brink, who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks, has slammed Kanter in a withering takedown.
Glamorous WNBA star Cameron Brink has labeled Enes Kanter Freedom a 'piece of s***'
Kanter was ejected after a furious courtside clash with Natasha Cloud at a Chicago Sky game
She told The Mirror US: 'For me personally, when it comes to the trans issues I believe you're talking about, I think it's a non-issue and it's people trying to just come for the trans community, and I just don't stand for that.
'I don't know what the f*** his name is, Enes Kanter, like he's a stupid piece of s**t.'
'I think people are tuned in [to the WNBA] for the right reasons,' the 24-year-old continued.
'It's great that we can all talk about things that are important and hard, and you can have your opinions on that, but I think taking something that's like a non-issue right now and trying to use it for clickbait, for views, for likes, and then targeting a vulnerable community is just really low.'
Kanter's efforts to play in the WNBA were dealt a blow earlier this week when league bosses ruled him ineligible for the 2027 draft.
A league source said it is 'not going to give oxygen to efforts designed to mock the league or use this topic to demean and marginalize others', calling it a 'publicity stunt', per Front Office Sports.
He has also been banned from the Chicago Sky's arena, team owner Michael Alter announced on Tuesday following the incident with Cloud.
'He has demonstrated to us, unequivocally, that he has the potential to be a threat,' Alter said, via ESPN.
He added that the only way he will ever be permitted to return is if 'sometime in the future, he's able to prove to us that he's able to abide by our rules without being a potential threat.'
The Los Angeles Sparks star believes the WNBA's transgender controversy is a 'non-issue'
Kanter Freedom was subsequently ejected and later banned from Wintrust Arena
Alter met with the media to address the situation that occurred, revealing he learned on the day of the game that Kanter would controversially be attending via a text from his agent to GM Jeff Pagliocca.
He was unaware of where he would be seated, and admitted his 'one regret' is deciding not to inform his team's players before the game.
'It was pretty clear to us that his purpose of coming here was trying to be provocative and just see how much attention he could get,' Alter added.
He went on to allege that Kanter started the dialogue with Cloud, having spoken to multiple eyewitnesses.
'They each confirmed that the dialogue between Cloud and Kanter started with Kanter,' he said.
'He began to chirp with her sometime in the third quarter. I would characterize it as trash talking, nothing personal. Basketball-related, but enough to get her attention and to engage her, and in my opinion, to try to provoke her.
'He portrays as this victimless person who did nothing, said nothing. Just wearing a t-shirt ... We have five different security authorities that all agreed very quickly to throw him out because he made himself into a threat.'
In a Fox News interview earlier on Tuesday, Kanter insisted he 'did not break any kind of rules' as he responded to the prospect of being banned.
'I did not step over the baseline,' he continued. 'I simply got up and just opened my arms. So they should not be banning me from any games and I am so excited for the playoffs.
The ex-NBA player wore a provocative t-shirt with a definition of a woman at the game
He alleged Cloud started the confrontation after Sophie Cunningham hit a three-point shot
'I cannot wait to go to every playoff game that Indiana Fever plays. It's going to be fun because I'm a fan of the game.'
He also accused Cloud of starting the confrontation between them, alleging she initiated the exchange with a sexually-charged comment about Cunningham.
He told OutKick: 'Sophie Cunningham shot a three, and I put my hands up to celebrate. Literally, a couple [of] possessions later, Natasha came back and started screaming and yelling and said, "She's not gonna sleep with you."
'And I was like, "I am not trying to sleep with her. I'm just here to protect women and support her." And then, obviously, after that, she started yapping, and she started to walk towards me, and literally I just got up, and then I was like, "I'm just here to protect women, and that's all."
'She started to yell. She started to use some very heavy language. She started to actually cuss, and I was very shocked that there were a lot of kids and that there were a lot of teenagers at that game.
'I just cannot believe that she was just cussing and using those F-bombs in front of all these kids. I’m sure she’s loved in Chicago and many kids are idolizing her and stuff, but that’s not how a WNBA athlete should react.'
