Despite all of the self-proclaimed discrimination claims surrounding Enes Kanter and the WNBA, it seems as if he won’t be pressing charges.
Enes Kanter kicked up serious dust by announcing he’s entering the 2027 WNBA draft, claiming he identifies as a trans woman just to push the league’s boundaries. He points to loopholes in the current CBA, saying if self-identification is the standard, he fits the bill.
He’s ripped into the league as total hypocrites, especially after getting booted from a Sky game for wearing an anti-trans shirt. And at the end of the day, Kanter insists he’s just forcing the WNBA to draw a hard, clear line on trans athletes in women’s sports.
It does seem as if the driving factor behind all of this is to raise his own personal profile and come back into the light after retiring from the NBA, but it’s a topic that needed talking about nonetheless.
Enes Kanter won’t be suing the WNBA over transgender issueYou would think that after all the back-and-forth issues with the WNBA, Enes Kanter would want to take them to court and push for change, but he doesn’t seem bothered.
Kanter points to the WNBA‘s financial status as the reason why he won’t proceed on Fox News.
He said: “The thing is, the WNBA loses $50 million every year, so I don’t wanna bring a lawsuit and make things even worse for the players. I actually care about the players, so I think is this case, Cathy Engelbert, the commissioner, and the task force in which she has been hiding behind, need to do a better job running this whole league.”
Reports from major outlets like The Washington Post in 2024 highlighted that despite a record-breaking surge in fan interest, ratings, and ticket sales, the WNBA was projected to lose around $50 million in operational costs.
However, back in January of this year, ESPN reported the WNBA projected that a proposal from the WNBPA, which would give players about 30% of gross revenue and is believed to feature approximately a $10.5 million salary cap, would have resulted in $700 million in losses over the course of the agreement.
They ultimately ended up a share of 20% under the new bargaining agreement.
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