Two former NBA standouts declared their intent to participate in the April 2027 WNBA draft to expose the illogical position they have staked out with specific regard to the issue of transgenderism. Enes Kanter and Royce White have expressed their desire not to destroy the league but rather point out the absurdity of the woke league’s virtue signaling.
For context, the WBNA has been embroiled in unnecessary controversy, with coaches where shirts expressing support for transgenderism and even one co-owner of a team confronting young girls whose own shirts simply said biological differences between men and women exist. Talk show host Clay Travis upped the ante recently when he said he wanted to open a franchise in his home city, call it the Nashville Balls, and sign only biological men.
“After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines, I am officially declaring myself a WNBA prospect. If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA. My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion,” Kanter said in a prepared video.
“Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in May 2027. I am definitely not here to mock, make fun of, or disrespect any community or personal choices. I am simply asking that the current rules be applied equally to everyone. The rules that represent the very values many WNBA players and coaches have publicly advocated for,” he continued.
“My team and I are prepared to ensure these guidelines are applied equally, consistently, and without exception. And I look forward to the WNBA honoring its stated principles through a training camp,” he finished.
A day later, U.S. Senate candidate and former NBA player Royce White also joined the movement. “Earlier this week I made the announcement. I’m transgender. I’m a woman. I identify as sometimes identifying as a woman for purposes of basketball, professional basketball. So I’ll be declaring for the WNBA draft in 2027 as well. I mean, I think I’d be unstoppable,” he said.
“You know, but I’m a team first guy, you know. I’m a I’m a pass first kind of player. I do the little things, you know. I led my team in all five major stat categories at at Iowa State University, so I do a little bit of every. I’ll do whatever the coach needs me to do. I’ll do whatever the girls need me to do.
“I think the WNBA could come out and make a definitive statement about guys with a pair of balls playing in the women’s association, but you know, hey, that that that be that be probably too much like right. So, and I don’t want to be discriminated against. No, I I want I want fair treatment. I’m a black, I’m a young black, hopefully United States senator that would like a fair chance to participate as a sometimes identifying as a transgender woman athlete,” he finished.