{"id":842359,"date":"2026-09-10T01:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/842359\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:02:15","slug":"caitlyn-jenner-says-she-may-enter-the-wnba-draft-to-challenge-trans-athlete-eligibility-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/842359\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlyn Jenner says she may enter the WNBA Draft to challenge trans athlete eligibility rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlyn Jenner: <\/a> <\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner joins Tyrus on Planet Tyrus for a wide-ranging conversation about the WNBA, transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports, politics, the Olympics, and the experiences that shaped her life. During a conversation about the debate surrounding the WNBA and women\u2019s sports, Caitlyn jokes that maybe she should <\/p>\n

As Enes Kanter Freedom continues to challenge the eligibility rules of the WNBA<\/a>, someone else may be tempted to do the same.<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner, who Freedom has mentioned in his “peace summit” idea to talk with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA task force<\/a> about the eligibility controversy, mentioned on “Planet Tyrus” that she has spoken with Freedom on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n

During one of them, Jenner admitted she, as a “real trans person,” told Freedom she might even consider entering the WNBA draft.<\/p>\n

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\"Caitlyn <\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner has voiced support for the International Olympic Committee\u2019s expected ban on transgender women in female sports, citing biological advantages that hormone therapy cannot fully mitigate. (Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Enes and I have talked on the phone quite a few times, and I even told him one time \u2014 this is a couple of weeks ago \u2014 \u2018Enes, I\u2019m like a real trans person. Maybe I should sign up for the 2027 WNBA draft,\u2019” Jenner told Tyrus.<\/p>\n

Jenner went on to mention that, back in the 1970s while becoming an American athletic icon as Bruce Jenner following a record-breaking decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal<\/a>, she was drafted by the then-Kansas City Kings in the NBA.<\/p>\n

These are the same Kings which now play in Sacramento following an original stint in Kansas City from 1972-85. While Jenner played basketball growing up, it was the decathlon she gave her undivided attention.<\/p>\n

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Still, the basketball skill is there, and Jenner is one of the most well-known trans persons in the country. Would the WNBA step in if the 76-year-old entered the draft<\/a>?<\/p>\n

“All the WNBA had to say was, \u2018You can\u2019t play in our league because you are a man. This is a woman\u2019s league.\u2019 That\u2019s it, it\u2019s over. News cycle\u2019s done,” Tyrus said earlier in their hour-long conversation.<\/p>\n

“Maybe they don\u2019t want the news cycle being done,” Jenner responded. “Yes, that\u2019s a good point.”<\/p>\n

“Well, look at Sophie Cunningham and what happened with her \u2014 the WNBA has never got so much press.”<\/p>\n

\"Enes <\/p>\n

Turkish-American former basketball player and human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom is seen prior to a game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 23, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n

Late last month, Freedom posted a video on X following his ejection from Wintrust Arena after a spat with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud in a game where they played Cunningham and the Indiana Fever<\/a>. Freedom was speaking directly to Engelbert and the WNBA task force in his video, where he mentioned Jenner could moderate the “peace summit.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve already spoken with her, and she\u2019s in,” Freedom wrote on X. “\u2026Listen, the whole world is laughing at you. You have turned the #WNBA into a laughingstock. It\u2019s time to stop hiding behind closed-door meetings, excuses, and delays and finally give the public a clear answer. Let\u2019s have a peace summit. No shouting. No hiding. No carefully scripted statements.<\/p>\n

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“Let\u2019s sit across the table from each other, have an open and respectful conversation, and address the questions millions of people are asking.”<\/p>\n

Engelbert and the league have not responded to Freedom, whom referenced the WNBA task force that came to no decision of what justified a woman while deliberating over eligibility concerns in a recent meeting.<\/p>\n

Jenner has long been an advocate for keeping biological men out of women\u2019s sports. She has even given her “simple” solution to end the WNBA\u2019s trans athlete debate amid Freedom and Royce White\u2019s endeavors.<\/p>\n

\"Caitlyn <\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner attends a drinks event in London to celebrate the release of the Sky documentary “House of Kardashian” on Oct. 4, 2023. (Mike Marsland\/Getty Images for Sky)<\/p>\n

\"Caitlyn <\/p>\n

The former Olympic champion has expressed support for the International Olympic Committee\u2019s expected ban on transgender women in female sports, citing biological advantages that hormone therapy cannot fully mitigate. (David McNew\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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“They\u2019re showing the hypocrisy of what\u2019s going on out there in the WNBA,” Jenner said of Kanter and White on “Fox News @ Night”<\/a> with Trace Gallagher . “The WNBA had their meetings on this issue and Cathy (Engelbert), the head, says, \u2018We talked about the trans issue but we just haven\u2019t come up with a conclusion at this point. We will continue the conversation.\u2019 Cathy, XX, you\u2019re in. XY you\u2019re out. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n

“And both these guys I think are doing a good job just to show the WNBA the hypocrisy<\/a> that\u2019s going on here. We have to protect women\u2019s sports \u2026 I want to protect women\u2019s sports. Title IX was one of the greatest legislations for women\u2019s equality \u2013 that happened to be in sports.”<\/p>\n

Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlyn Jenner: Caitlyn Jenner joins Tyrus on Planet Tyrus for a wide-ranging conversation about the WNBA, transgender athletes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":842360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[438,2839,355,259870,356643,99,434],"class_list":["post-842359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-chicago-sky","tag-indiana-fever","tag-nba","tag-outkick-sports","tag-planet_tyrus_podcast","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}