Former NBA Players Declare for WNBA Draft

Former NBA players now say they plan

to declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft.

No joke.

Royce White announced his plans

after Enes Kanter Freedom made a similar move Friday,

both challenging the league over its eligibility rules for transgender athletes.

Our Natalie Chuck is live with much more on this.

Hi, Natalie.

Hi, Aisha. Yeah, Enes Kanter Freedom,

the 6-foot-10, roughly 250-pound former NBA center,

took to social media yesterday announcing his return to the court,

but this time for the Women's League.

After careful consideration and review of 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.

And shortly after that, former NBA first-round pick Royce White,

who played three games in the league,

told Fox News Digital that he will also throw

his name in the ring for the WNBA Draft come 2027.

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.

All of this follows the political firestorm surrounding the WNBA after

star player Sophie Cunningham said she wants to protect

young girls from playing against biological men.

Since then, protests have erupted outside of games.

Minnesota Link's head coach saying last week

there are bigger issues in women's sports than transgender players.

I think this is what's bothersome,

is that there's a faction of people in our country that

are making this a massive issue.

We have some issues.

Number one, we need to protect trans kids.