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MarJon Beauchamp Signs With Bayern Munich

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Former NBA first-round pick MarJon Beauchamp will continue his career overseas, having signed with Bayern Munich for the 2026/27 season, according to a press release from the German team. The 24th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Beauchamp appeared in 149 regular season NBA games for the Bucks, Sixers, Knicks, and Clippers during the past […]

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“He Doesn’t Identify as a Woman”: Ex-NBA Star Larry Sanders Draws Blunt Response After WNBA Draft Declaration

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The WNBA draft conversation just got another surprising name. After former NBA players Enes Kanter and Royce White declared, former first-round NBA player Larry Sanders has now made his own announcement.

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The 2027 NBA Draft Prospects Who Bet on Themselves

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Motiejus Krivas, Thomas Haugh, Braylon Mullins, and Billy Richmond all made massive decisions to return to school. What do they need to improve to make it worth it for the 2027 NBA Draft?

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Nine-year NBA veteran PG slams Enes Kanter and Royce White’s WNBA Draft declaration

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Updated Aug 12, 11:13 PM ET

Former NBA veterans Enes Kanter and Royce White declared their entry into the 2026 WNBA Draft to exploit the league’s ambiguous eligibility rules. Their declaration came as part of a larger movement to limit the inclusion of trans athletes into women’s sports, specifically the WNBA, after Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham raised the same issue.

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‘Do Something or Suck It Up’ — Stephen A. Smith Calls for Action As WNBA’s Unclear Rules ‘Leave Door Open’ for Former NBA Players

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Updated Aug 12, 7:29 AM ET

The WNBA was already navigating one controversy over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports when two former NBA players decided to test the league’s own rulebook. Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White each declared themselves eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft, pointing to a gap in the league’s eligibility language that nobody had bothered to close.

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WNBA transgender task force addresses ‘hate and vitriol’

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Updated Aug 12, 11:53 PM ET

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham sparked a nationwide controversy on transgender athlete participation in women’s sports with her comments on the matter in a profile published by ESPN. “I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” she said. “I think that I am here…

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"Sophomore trolling" - Legal analyst Charles Coleman blasted Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White over WNBA stunt

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Updated Aug 13, 5:53 AM ET

Speaking on The Stephen A. Smith Show, legal analyst Charles Coleman detailed why former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring for the WNBA draft turned a serious debate into a social media circus.

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