Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom was dramatically escorted out of a WNBA game Sunday night after a tense courtside confrontation with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud.

The explosive exchange unfolded during the Indiana Fever’s matchup against the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, with security ultimately stepping in to remove Freedom from the arena.

Freedom was seated near the baseline when Cloud appeared to confront him during the third quarter.

After Cloud scored a layup, she was seen directing words toward Freedom, who quickly got out of his seat and moved toward the court with his arms extended.

Cloud’s teammates and team personnel stepped in to restrain her as the situation escalated.

Security then surrounded Freedom and moved him away from his courtside seat before escorting him out of the arena as the crowd loudly booed.

The former NBA center was wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the message:

“WOMAN — noun. adult human female.”

The shirt appeared to be tied to Freedom’s increasingly public involvement in the heated debate over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.

Freedom has recently declared himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA draft, saying he identifies as a woman. Former NBA player Royce White has also made a similar declaration.

Following his removal from the game, Freedom took to social media to blast the decision.

“I just got kicked out of a @WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!” he wrote.

He later added: “It’s always women hating on other women.”

Freedom had been attending the game as the controversy surrounding transgender participation in women’s sports continues to intensify around the WNBA.

The debate gained additional attention after Fever guard Sophie Cunningham publicly spoke about her concerns over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.

Freedom has positioned himself as a supporter of Cunningham and attended a rally connected to the issue.

The former NBA player later said the confrontation with Cloud began after he celebrated one of Cunningham’s 3-pointers.

According to Freedom, he had never spoken with Cloud before Sunday’s incident.

The Sky guard did not speak to reporters after the game but met with team and league security following the confrontation.

Chicago coach Tyler Marsh defended Cloud, saying she was not trying to become a distraction and praising her for standing up for her teammates and people she believes need protection.

“I told her that we all embrace her as someone that protects our team and protects people that need to be protected,” Marsh said, according to The Associated Press.

“And we stand for Tash.”

Freedom, meanwhile, appeared to continue arguing his case as he was led from the arena.

Video captured him speaking with Chicago police officers in the lobby and insisting that he was being removed because he was supporting women.

“I’m supporting women, and that is the reason they are kicking me out; it is unacceptable,” he could be heard saying.

He eventually left through the front entrance with several people.

The bizarre scene adds another explosive chapter to Freedom’s ongoing campaign to challenge the WNBA’s approach to gender and eligibility — turning what was supposed to be a night of basketball into another flashpoint in the league’s increasingly heated culture-war debate.

The WNBA and Chicago Sky had not publicly commented on the confrontation at the time of the reports.