Former NBA forward Enes Kanter is planning to sue the Chicago Sky following his ejection during Sunday night’s game.
Kanter, who “declared” for the 2027 WNBA Draft, attended Sunday night’s Sky vs. Fever game. He was ejected after getting into an altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Kanter has since been banned by the Chicago Sky.
The former NBA first round pick said that he’s planning a lawsuit.
“I’m not talking about against the WNBA, but I think against Michael Alter and the Chicago Sky for sure,” Kanter said. “Like, I don’t think they know what they’re talking about.”
“Me and my legal team will definitely be taking actions against Chicago Sky and Michael Alter.”
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Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter said that Kanter did not receive a “warning” before getting thrown out.
“He wasn’t given a warning because certain threats don’t get warnings,” Alter said. “To use an extreme example, when you shoot a gun at someone, you don’t get a warning, ‘Don’t do that again.’ Your action doesn’t deserve a warning. You take action that becomes a threat, you don’t get a warning.”
Kanter, who paid about $4,000 for the tickets, believes that he should’ve been given a warning.
“They threw me out of the game,” Kanter said. “They could’ve given me a warning and said, ‘Hey, next time we’re gonna throw you out.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, sure.’ But I didn’t do anything. I will still say I didn’t do anything wrong.”
He denied taking things too far, too.
“If I step over the baseline, yes, they have every right to throw me out of the game,” Kanter said. “But I know where the baseline was standing, so I did not even get close to the baseline. I literally just got up, take one step forward, which was not even close to the baseline. I literally simply opened my arms and said, ‘I’m here to protect women.’”
