The Chicago Sky aren’t letting Enes Kanter run the show. Principal owner Michael Alter released a statement on behalf of the team, stating the truth will be revealed in court....
The battle between Enes Kanter Freedom and the Chicago Sky has now moved from arenas to federal court, and as the former NBA player accuses the team of violating his constitutional rights, the Sky owner has made it clear via his latest statement that he’s standing his ground. 24 hours after Freedom made it clear on X that he had begun suing the Sky and the City of Chicago for his ejection, the Sky’s principal owner, Michael Alter, has issued a statement of his own.
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter responded Friday to a lawsuit filed a day earlier by former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, a vocal opponent of transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports. “We received word that the entity owning the Chicago Sky is being sued by Mr. Enes Kanter Freedom for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights. This lawsuit is meritless and frivolous,” Alter said in a statement. Freedom’s lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S District Court for the Northern Dist
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter says a lawsuit filed by former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom is “meritless and frivolous.” Freedom is alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was ejected from the Sky's WNBA game against the Indiana Fever on Aug. 23.
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