India, Aug. 8 -- Former NBA players Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom have announced plans to "declare" for the 2027 WNBA Draft, turning the league's rules on player eligibility into the center of a new controversy over transgender athletes in women's sports.

White, a former first-round NBA pick, told Fox News Digital on Friday that he planned to pursue the WNBA Draft while identifying as transgender. His announcement came hours after Kanter Freedom, another former NBA player, made a similar declaration.

The announcements do not mean either former NBA player has entered the WNBA or is guaranteed a place in the draft. The league has not said that either man is eligible to play.

Royce White is a former professional basketball player wh...