Enes Kanter Freedom continues to push his plans for a WNBA debut in 2027, and he already has a potential teammate in mind.

“I will be playing in 2027, and I will be the best draft pick the WNBA has ever seen,” he said during a recent appearance on Fox News, per an X clip posted by MeidasTouch.com’s senior digital editor, Acyn. “Me and Caitlin Clark will be the modern-day Shaq and Kobe.”

This isn’t the first time Freedom has said this. After his NBA career ended in 2022, the now 34-year-old has promoted himself as a 2027 WNBA draft pick throughout this August.

In mid-August, he expressed the desire to join the Indiana Fever and play alongside Clark for the first time.

It was during a sit-down interview with former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl that Freedom mentioned the whole “modern-day Shaq and Kobe” thing about Clark. This time, he expanded on those comments during his Fox News appearance.

“I think it might be really good for them,” he told Fox further, per the same X clip by Acyn. “My goal is to break Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. I will be dunking everything in the name of equality.”

However, Freedom’s comments have not received any public response from the Fever or Clark. Freedom's WNBA ambitions have nevertheless continued to draw attention beyond his comments about Clark.

He has also become involved in a separate controversy surrounding the Sky, which has resulted in an arena ban and calls for wider action from the league.

Freedom's WNBA plans come amid Sky controversy

On August 23, Freedom wore a T-shirt that said, “WOMAN noun. Adult human female,” in a Chicago Sky vs. Fever game at Sky’s Wintrust Arena. He was involved in a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud and got ejected from the arena.

Later on, Sky owner Michael Alter banned him from the Sky’s home arena for violating the fan code of conduct. But Cloud made a case for a league-wide ban.

“We’re asking for protection,” she said, per The Athletic’s Annie Costabile, published on August 30, 2026. “We can’t not allow him in the arena before the game. But after the game, we can bring solutions … that best benefit putting our players first and protecting our players.”

“Jeff (Pagliocca), Tyler (Marsh) and Michael (Alter) have done a good job of that,” she added further. “I hope the WNBA follows their lead.”

Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the Sky, but has kept bringing up the Fever from time to time.

Do you think Indy will respond to him as the Sky did? Let us know in the comments.

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Written by

Deblina Roy

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Rudra Dubey