Enes Kanter’s confrontation with Natasha Cloud during Sunday’s Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game has opened another front in the WNBA’s transgender-athlete controversy.
Now, OutKick’s Jon Root is going after the Sky guard for allegedly amplifying TikTok posts targeting Kanter and Sophie Cunningham. The criticism comes as both sides continue to defend their positions after the courtside clash that has refused to stay courtside.
Jon Root Slams Natasha Cloud Over Posts Targeting Enes Kanter, Sophie Cunningham
Root’s criticism centered on Cloud’s social media activity following the confrontation. He accused the Sky guard of reposting multiple TikTok videos aimed at Kanter and Cunningham, including one that mocked the former NBA center over his U.S. citizenship and another that targeted women advocating for women’s sports.
Root did not mince words in his assessment, taking a sharp jab at the Sky guard:
“Chicago Sky G Natasha Cloud has reposted multiple anti-Enes Kanter & anti-Sophie Cunningham supporter TikToks. One tries shaming Enes Kanter Freedom for becoming a US citizen after his citizenship was revoked for calling out the corrupt government/dictator running his home country of Turkey, who also has a $500k bounty on his head.”
Chicago Sky G Natasha Cloud has reposted multiple anti-Enes Kanter & anti-Sophie Cunningham supporter TikToks…
One tries shaming Enes Kanter Freedom for becoming a US citizen after his citizenship was revoked for calling out the corrupt government/dictator running his home… pic.twitter.com/gQhJM1AGAh
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) August 26, 2026
“The other tries shaming women fighting for women’s sports to remain female for not being able to name 5 WNBA players. Cloud is an awful woman.”
Kanter’s confrontation with Cloud and subsequent ejection, meanwhile, has drawn heavy criticism and eventually led to consequences as well. Sky owner Michael Alter announced Tuesday that the former NBA center is barred from Wintrust Arena following the incident.
Kanter, for his part, has pushed back on how the confrontation has been portrayed.
In explaining his side to OutKick, he claimed Cloud approached him after Cunningham made a 3-pointer and began yelling at him, telling him the Fever guard was not going to “sleep with” him.
Kanter said he responded that he was there to support Cunningham and “protect women.”
The incident is the latest flashpoint in a broader dispute that has played out publicly for weeks following Cunningham’s comments about protecting young women in sports.
Kanter has repeatedly voiced his stance on transgender participation in women’s sports. He even declared for the 2027 WNBA draft as a form of protest, though the league has reportedly stated he is ineligible to play.
Meanwhile, Cloud has since made her own position on the controversy clear on social media.
“To every trans kid/person, You are a part of MY community & tribe. You belong. You’re loved. You’re seen. You’re perfect as you are & you will always be protected by me,” the Sky guard wrote.
In any case, the dispute over transgender athletes in women’s sports remains unresolved at the league level, and Sunday’s confrontation between Kanter and Cloud has only intensified the public back-and-forth surrounding it.
