Sky owner: ‘Potential threat’ Enes Kanter Freedom banned from games
The WNBA‘s Chicago Sky have banned former pro basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom from the team’s arena after he got into an altercation with one of its players over the weekend. Sky Owner Michael Alter told reporters Tuesday that Kanter will not be permitted inside the Wintrus.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated sports brief. The source report from The Hill says: The WNBA‘s Chicago Sky have banned former pro basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom from the team’s arena after he got into an altercation with one of its players over the weekend. Sky Owner Michael Alter told reporters Tuesday that Kanter will not be permitted inside the Wintrus.
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- Published: Aug 26, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC
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