Radio host Dan Dakich ripped into Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud after she praised team owner Michael Alter for banning former NBA player Enes Kanter from Wintrust Arena.
Dakich called Cloud’s public appeal for league-wide WNBA ‘protection’ illogical, claiming that she initiated the heated courtside confrontation with Kanter herself.
Dan Dakich Calls Out Natasha Cloud Over Demand for WNBA-Wide Enes Kanter Ban
Kanter first sparked controversy by officially declaring himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft. Arguing that the league’s collective bargaining agreement lacks the precise definition or testing criteria for gender eligibility, he said he and his team had reviewed “the current eligibility guidelines” to declare in the WNBA Draft.
While league sources swiftly dismissed the declaration as a bad-faith publicity stunt and declared him ineligible, Kanter doubled down across media appearances, insisting the W had failed to establish transparent rules.
The 34-year-old then took his campaign to a game between the Sky and the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on August 23. He sat courtside wearing a black t-shirt that read, “WOMAN. noun. adult human female.”
Late in the third quarter, Sky guard Cloud confronted him, sparking a fierce verbal exchange. Security and arena staff intervened, escorting Kanter out of the building.
Following the game, Alter took swift action by issuing a ban against Kanter from Wintrust Arena. Alter defended the decision in a press conference, stating that Kanter had turned himself into a potential threat by stepping toward the playing surface.
Cloud praised Alter’s decisive move, telling reporters: “We’re asking for protection, and that’s what protection looks like from a man. That’s what protection looks like from men.”
Expressing her frustration over the broader situation, Cloud publicly urged the WNBA to follow Alter’s lead and enforce a league-wide ban against the former Boston Celtics player.
Sports radio host Dan Dakich launched a scathing critique of Cloud on his show Don’t @ Me, calling her demand for ‘protection’ completely illogical. He argued that Cloud was the primary aggressor in the courtside clash, claiming she had ‘lost her mind’ during the exchange.
“You lost your mind. You made a complete fool of yourself, screaming and yelling and sexualizing him… You sexualized that big strong man and he’s sad about it,” Dakich stated on-air.
He questioned what Cloud needed protection from, noting Kanter was simply celebrating a play and wearing a shirt defining what a woman is.
“They always talk about protecting. I didn’t see him going at you. I saw you screaming, yelling, absolutely losing your crazy (expletive) mind, going at him, acting like you wanted to fight… See, your own idiocy is what people need (to be) protected from. Your own stupidity, your own illogical nonsense. That’s what the WNBA has become,” Dakich added.
This clash among Cloud, Kanter, and sports media outlets highlights how political stunts and player-safety debates continue to spill over.
With the WNBA currently entering an extended 18-day break before the final push toward the playoffs, the pause in live game action leaves a void that will inevitably be filled by off-court drama.
Without nightly scores and highlights dominating headlines, this incident is set to spark even more debate among fans, analysts, and players.
