{"id":2114463,"date":"2026-08-27T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2114463"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:01:10","slug":"enes-kanter-freedoms-proposal-to-wnba-involves-caitlyn-jenner-im-offering-a-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2114463","title":{"rendered":"Enes Kanter Freedom&#8217;s proposal to WNBA involves Caitlyn Jenner: \u201cI&#8217;m offering a peace deal\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24\/6a8ba86ea8a87.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet 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ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Enes Kanter during Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24\/6a8ba86ea8a87.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Enes Kanter during Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">LaPresse<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                SAM\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-08-27T10:01:10Z\">                            27\/08\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>05:01<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-footer\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow \">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow__container \">\n                Follow MARCA on Google<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ue-c-google-follow__text\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  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ue-l-article--width-1of3-from-desktop ue-l-article--float-right-from-mobile ue-c-article__subtitles--boxed\" aria-label=\"Contenido relacionado\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Indiana Fever.\u00a0 <\/span>&#8216;Joe Rogan Sphere&#8217; blamed for intensifying Sophie Cunningham controversy in debate over transgender WNBA players<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">WNBA.\u00a0 <\/span>Enes Kanter receives embarrassing advice from Jason Williams on how to qualify for the WNBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><strong>Enes Kanter Freedom<\/strong> has spent weeks pushing the WNBA into an uncomfortable debate over transgender eligibility. Now, after an ejection in Chicago and an arena ban, he says he wants to change the setting entirely.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Rather than another courtside confrontation, <strong>Freedom <\/strong>is proposing what he calls a \u201cpeace summit\u201d with league leadership, with <strong>Caitlyn Jenner<\/strong> serving as moderator.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The former NBA center laid out the idea in an interview with <strong>Benny Johnson<\/strong>, saying he would be willing to sit down with WNBA commissioner <strong>Cathy Engelbert<\/strong> and other league officials if they were open to it.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cI think if, you know, if the NBA and the task force, and obviously, the commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, are okay with it, I am offering them a peace summit that is moderated by one of the best female athletes ever, Caitlyn Jenner,\u201d <strong>Freedom <\/strong>said.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cI think she\u2019ll be the best person to understand what\u2019s going on and moderate the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Jenner has already agreed to help<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">According to Freedom, the proposal isn&#8217;t purely hypothetical.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">He said he had already spoken with <strong>Jenner<\/strong>, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion who later came out as transgender, and claimed she was willing to get involved.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cI actually had a conversation with her last night,\u201d <strong>Freedom <\/strong>said. \u201cShe said, \u2018Listen, I love what you\u2019re doing, just whatever you\u2019re doing, just count me in. I will do anything to help it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cI was like, \u2018Listen, we might offer them a peace summit. Would you be okay to moderate it?\u2019 She said, \u2018Amen.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Jenner <\/strong>has previously backed a biological-sex standard for women\u2019s sports, saying the WNBA should adopt a simple rule: \u201cXX, you\u2019re in; XY, you\u2019re out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">There are currently no transgender women playing in the WNBA, but the issue has become a major flashpoint around the league.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Chicago incident still hangs over proposal<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The timing of <strong>Freedom<\/strong>\u2019s offer is notable. He was recently removed from Wintrust Arena after a heated exchange involving <strong>Chicago Sky<\/strong> guard <strong>Natasha Cloud<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The <strong>Sky <\/strong>later banned him from home games, while the WNBA itself stopped short of imposing a league-wide ban.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">That episode intensified criticism of <strong>Freedom<\/strong>, with some accusing him of deliberately seeking confrontation rather than policy discussion. He&#8217;s now trying to present a different image.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a peacemaker,\u201d <strong>Freedom <\/strong>said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to cause any trouble, you know? People obviously might get the wrong idea because of some of the things they might see on the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Whether the WNBA has any interest in accepting the proposed summit remains unclear. 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