The Chicago Sky have indefinitely banned former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom from attending home games at Wintrust Arena. Team owner Michael Alter announced the decision Tuesday after reviewing an incident from Sunday's 113-90 loss to the Indiana Fever.

Freedom, seated courtside, wore a black T-shirt reading "WOMAN noun. adult human female." During the third quarter, Sky guard Natasha Cloud approached him during a timeout, pointed, and shouted. Freedom stood and took a step toward the court with arms outstretched before security intervened. Officials ejected him, and arena security escorted him out with Chicago police involvement.

Alter described Freedom as having turned himself into "a potential threat" by stepping toward the court. He stated Freedom would not return "unless sometime in the future, he's able to prove to us that he's able to abide by our rules without being a potential threat." Alter noted the team learned of Freedom's attendance hours before tipoff but chose not to alert players.

Freedom posted on social media after the ejection: "I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!" He has been vocal in opposition to transgender athletes in women's sports and recently declared for the WNBA draft while identifying as a woman, alongside former player Royce White. Neither was deemed eligible.

The WNBA will not impose a league-wide ban on Freedom attending games at other venues. Freedom has indicated plans to attend Indiana Fever playoff games.

The Sky missed the playoffs for the third straight season. Alter said the focus remains on positive developments in the league amid the controversy.