Enes Kanter Freedom wasn’t content after making it to the headlines. His plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft already put him at the center of the conversation, challenging the league’s current eligibility rules. But now, he has added another twist to the saga with a head-scratching claim: one that could leave WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese confused, while NBA star Paul George gets an unexpected mention along the way.

“Sis!” tweeted Kanter. “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.”

This comes after Enes Kanter Freedom only recently stated the idea of teaming up with Caitlin Clark, equating the pair to ‘Kobe and Shaq.’ And now, he decided to shade Reese, Clark’s rival.

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But it doesn’t end here. The timing of Kanter’s tweet was very peculiar.

He tweeted it after the Indiana Fever defeated Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in an overtime thriller on August 16, 2026. Unfortunately, it was Reese who missed a crucial potential game-winning layup at the end of regulation that forced the extra period.

To make matters worse for Reese, Enes Kanter Freedom mocked her performance. He compared her to Paul George’s inconsistency and performance in the recent past and piled-on the running joke of his nickname.

George coined the term ‘Playoff P,’ but currently the joke has turned into ‘Podcast P,’ due to his injury history and his actual playoff results often falling short of the hype. Enes Kanter Freedom suggested that even Reese should focus on podcasting after her 15 points and 5-16 effort against the Fever.

This is on the back of his idea suggesting playing alongside Caitlin Clark and the Fever next season.

“I think I can do a pretty good job,” Freedom said in an interview with former Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl last week. “I’m really excited. It’s going to be fun. You know, especially if I get drafted by a team like maybe Indiana, you know, they can definitely use some big. Caitlin and I will be the modern Kobe and Shaq.”

The former first-round pick in the NBA continues to mock the gender rules after announcing his intention of participating in the WNBA. He is not alone in this, as Royce White and Larry Sanders have made similar announcements.

The WNBA’s current collective bargaining agreement states that “only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA.” But it does not specifically spell out a definition of woman in the eligibility provision.

All that said, a WNBA spokesperson, following a Wednesday meeting of the league’s existing anti-hate task force, stated:

“There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others.”

The debate and controversy continue to grow as Enes Kanter Freedom keeps on drawing attention with his statements.

No transgender woman has ever played in the WNBA

At the heart of the debate is a notable gap in the WNBA’s rules: the league has no publicly available policy outlining eligibility for transgender or intersex athletes.

So far, there is no known transgender woman who has played in the WNBA. The league has, however, had two known nonbinary players: Layshia Clarendon and AD Durr, but both players were assigned female at birth.

And that leaves a key question unanswered. The WNBA has yet to publicly clarify how its eligibility rules apply to transgender women, transgender men, or nonbinary players.

To tackle that very question, a WNBA task force made up of team presidents and general managers met on Wednesday. But after the discussion, there was still no clear answer as the group did not settle on any eligibility rules.