Front Office Sports reported that WNBA league sources referred to the draft declarations by Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White as publicity stunts.

What we found

Supports. The Front Office Sports article states that a league source called the recent declarations of the two men "simply publicity stunts."[2]

Supports. Other outlets (The Spun, The Mirror, News Observer) attribute the "publicity stunts" characterization to league sources via Front Office Sports, consistent with the claim's attribution.[3][4][5]

Supports. Yahoo Sports later recounts that in August a league source told Front Office Sports the declarations were "simply publicity stunts."[6]

Context. Reuters reports that sources around the league said the two former players are not eligible, and described the move as an effort to sow division; this is consistent with the league-sources framing but does not use the exact "publicity stunts" wording.[1]

Context. The claim matches the post's wording ("league sources are referring to this as... publicity stunts"), and the posted day (Aug 25) fits the Aug 24 FOS report, so the extraction adds nothing the passage does not say.[2]

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated

1. 1Former NBA players Kanter Freedom, White not eligible for WNBA, sources sayreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2. 2Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White Not Eligible to Play in WNBAfrontofficesports.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
3. 3WNBA Announces Decision On Enes Kanter, Royce ...thespun.com · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White 'not eligible for ...themirror.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Reports: Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White not eligible for WNBAnewsobserver.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6. 6The WNBA has figured out the best way to handle manufactured outrage: ignore itsports.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• VINCE · Aug 25, 2026“And we just got a squirrely little statement yesterday from a news outlet called Front Office Sports, and in it they say that league sources are referring to this as nothing more than publicity stunts.”Post →

Related claims

• Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have declared their intention to enter the 2027 WNBA draft.True
• Royce White has identified as a woman for the purpose of playing basketball in the WNBA.True
• Stephanie White told reporters to ignore the presence of Enes Kanter Freedom at a game.True
• Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever after wearing a shirt defining a woman as an adult human female.True
• Four biological males have declared they identify as women for the purpose of playing in the WNBA.False