India, Sept. 8 -- Enes Kanter Freedom has remained in the spotlight since making the unexpected announcement that he plans to enter the upcoming WNBA Draft, a move that followed Sophie Cunningham's comments sparking widespread debate over transgender participation and WNBA eligibility rules.

Freedom has spent recent weeks publicly supporting the Indiana Fever guard, who faced significant backlash following her remarks in July.

He has now shared details of what he claims was a private text exchange with Cunningham after he was ejected from the Fever's August 23 game against the Chicago Sky.

Speaking during a recent appearance on Fox News, Freedom said Cunningham contacted him via text after he was removed from the arena during the game....