Earlier this month, former NBA star Enes Freedom made headlines when he spoke out against transgender athletes in sports by mockingly suggesting that he should pretend to be a woman and join the WNBA. And it sounds like he wants to
During a recent interview with Fox News, Enes Freedom revealed that his transphobic comments were inspired by former Kentucky Wildcats swimmer Riley Gaines. And he hopes that his comments inspire other prominent athletes to express similar sentiments.
Freedom believes that the only reason more athletes aren’t speaking out against it is because they are “scared to get canceled.”
“Now, I’m trying to do the same thing. I’m trying to inspire all the people out there who are scared to get canceled,” Freedom told Fox News Digital. “I had a conversation with many of them. I was like, ‘Listen, man, don’t be scared. We need your voice, too. My voice is strong, yes, but if you help me, if we become a team, no one is going to stand against us.’ But unfortunately, I haven’t seen any brave athlete yet.
“If we don’t speak up about this, their daughter will be competing against a biological male one day. And it’s just not fair for them.”
