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WNBA tells Congress Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible as men

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said only women are eligible to play in the WNBA, in a letter responding to a Republican congressional inquiry.

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  • WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told House Republicans that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible because they are both men.
  • Engelbert's Oct. 16 letter said only women are eligible to play in the WNBA.
  • Rep. Marlin Stutzman and four other House Republicans asked how the league defines women under its collective bargaining agreement.
  • The letter did not include the definition of women that lawmakers requested.
  • Freedom and White announced plans to enter the 2027 WNBA draft while identifying as women.
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Says WNBA told Congress both are men

The Daily Caller: Enes Kanter Freedom And Royce White, Who Tried To Join WNBA, Are ‘Both Men,’ League Commissioner Tells Congress

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Right-leaning outlets report that the WNBA commissioner told Republican lawmakers that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible because they are men, while noting she did not provide the definition of women lawmakers sought.

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Calls WNBA rejection a first step on defining women

ZeroHedge: WNBA Officially Rejects Enes Freedom And Royce White For Being Men
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Conspiracy-right outlets frame the league's letter as an official rejection of the two players for being men and highlight a lawmaker's claim that it is a first step toward defining what a woman is in sports.

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