{"id":867061,"date":"2026-08-24T20:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/867061\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:16:20","slug":"nba-player-kyle-kuzma-labels-enes-kanter-a-drama-queen-after-his-wnba-game-ejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/867061\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA player Kyle Kuzma labels Enes Kanter a &#8216;drama queen&#8217; after his WNBA game ejection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma blasted Enes Kanter following his controversial ejection during the Indiana Fever\u2019s game against the Chicago Sky after a heated exchange with Sky guard Natasha Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy erupted after Kanter was spotted sitting in the stands wearing a T-shirt with \u201cWOMAN noun. Adult human female\u201d written on it. The shirt is part of his campaign after he announced his intention to declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender woman.<\/p>\n<p>During a timeout, Cloud confronted Kanter before he responded by standing up and walking towards the court. Security and several Sky players then intervened, with Kanter eventually being escorted out of the Wintrust Arena.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2291749735-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Fever v Chicago Sky\" \/>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty ImagesKyle Kuzma hits out at Enes Kanter after WNBA controversy<\/p>\n<p>Kanter\u2019s actions during the Chicago-Sky game did not sit well with some fans and basketball players, including Kuzma.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks forward took to X to criticise Kanter\u2019s behaviour, labelling him a \u2018drama queen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at the drama queen\u2026.. no not Natasha. Grown man stepping over the baseline at a woman,\u201d Kuzma wrote alongside footage of the confrontation between Kanter and Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to his ejection, Kanter posted about the incident on social media, writing:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got kicked out of a WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE MILWAUKEE BUCKS STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Amid the controversy, the Fever secured a 113-90 win over the Sky, with star guard Caitlin Clark scoring 37 points, along with 10 assists and three rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Clark also became the first player in WNBA history to record five games with 30 or more points and 10-plus assists.<\/p>\n<p>When Clark was asked about the incident during the game, she had a simple response. She said she did not see it and that the team was talking about it during the next play in their huddle.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter has been open about his views and what he wants from the WNBA, but players such as Cloud and Kuzma have made it clear that they do not agree with him.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma blasted Enes Kanter following his controversial ejection during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,6554,38556,304513,125590,10731,20448,4620,590,85],"class_list":["post-867061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-chicago-sky","tag-enes-kanter","tag-enes-kanter-freedom","tag-indiana-fever","tag-kyle-kuzma","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}