{"id":888922,"date":"2026-09-09T07:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/888922\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T07:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:04:11","slug":"jason-lee-says-enes-kanter-is-trying-to-kiss-up-to-daddy-trump-with-wnba-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/888922\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Lee says Enes Kanter is trying to &#8216;kiss up to Daddy Trump&#8217; with WNBA controversy"},"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>Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s WNBA shenanigans have been compared to US President Donald Trump\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Former NBA star Enes Kanter\u2019s ongoing battle with the WNBA has attracted many reactions, and media personality Jason Lee has become the latest to join the list.<\/p>\n<p>Lee had a unique perspective on Kanter\u2019s situation with the WNBA, claiming it was a page out of US President Donald Trump\u2019s book.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2291740286-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Former basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom poses for a photo courtside prior to the game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on August 23, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.\" class=\"wp-image-2609662\" \/>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty ImagesEnes Kanter accused of following Donald Trump\u2019s playbook<\/p>\n<p>Lee made the accusation during a recent episode of NBA star Michael Porter Jr.\u2019s \u2018Curious Mike\u2019 podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wonder what people\u2019s intentions are. He just went through the process to become a citizen. Maybe he\u2019s trying to kiss up to daddy Trump, because that\u2019s Trump\u2019s thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as someone who wanted to be recognized as a citizen in the United States, why do you want to be so disrespectfully divisive?\u201d Lee asked.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWhen you start attacking the very people you act like you\u2019re an ally to, you\u2019re not aligned with their cause. Why are you not advocating for higher pay?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are you not advocating for better brand deals or promoting the sport now that it is finally getting attention? You\u2019re just being a bully. When did we talk about him before this, after his retirement?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porter Jr. and Lee were in agreement over the thought process behind Kanter\u2019s continued attacks on the WNBA and its players.<\/p>\n<p>After all, for someone who wants to improve the WNBA and protect the players from playing against transgender athletes, Kanter\u2019s approach is rather extreme.<\/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 Enes Kanter Freedom\u2019s WNBA shenanigans have been compared to US President Donald Trump\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,1376,71219,82,630],"class_list":["post-888922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-donald-trump","tag-enes-kanter","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}