WNBA Says Former NBA Players Freedom and White Are Ineligible Because They Are 'Both Men'

Jackson Thompson : Oct 20, 2026
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told Republican lawmakers that former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible to play in the league because they are "both men," responding to a congressional inquiry without supplying the definition of "women" that lawmakers had requested. "With respect to your questions regarding eligibility, only women are eligible to play in the WNBA and the individuals you cite in your letter are both men," Engelbert wrote in the Oct. 16 response. ... The letter answered a Sept. 17 inquiry from Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-IN, and four other House Republicans about eligibility, player safety and confrontations with fans. Freedom and White had announced plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft while saying they identify as women. ... "The WNBA has just taken the first step in defining what a woman is for the sports community," Stutzman said in a statement. "By clearly labeling Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White as men they have acknowledged that identifying as a woman does not change basic human biology."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via News 24 AU)