Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Vows to Dunk on Angel Reese After WNBA Declaration

Just days ago, former NBA center imagined himself catching alley-oops from Caitlin Clark, comparing their "hypothetical" partnership to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. On Sunday, after watching Clark’s Fever beat Angel Reese’s Dream in overtime, that same daydream turned less friendly toward the other side of the rivalry.

Enes Kanter Freedom took to X following Indiana’s 95-91 overtime win over Atlanta, using Reese’s late missed layup for his latest jab.

“Sis! Once I go No. 1 pick in the 2027 @WNBA Draft, the first player I’m dunking on is Angel Reese,” Kanter wrote. “She’s the Paul George of the #WNBA. Just lean into the podcast already.”

Reese finished the loss with 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. But missed a point-blank putback with three seconds left in regulation that could have won the game outright for Atlanta in regulation.

Calling her “the Paul George of the WNBA” and telling her to “lean into the podcast” was a direct reference to George’s “Podcast P.” He implied that Reese should pivot away from serious competition the way critics have argued George has in the later years of his own career.

George, a nine-time All-Star, has seen his production slide in recent seasons. He averaged 17.3 points last year compared to a career-best 28.0 in 2018-19, as Kanter used his perceived decline to mock Reese's crunch-time miss.

Angel Reese has never publicly commented on Kanter in her career, and Kanter had never previously targeted her before Sunday. George himself was seemingly dragged in only as collateral damage for the joke, despite having no connection to the moment.

Part of a Campaign the League Isn’t Taking Seriously

Kanter’s comments are the latest escalation in a self-declared campaign that began Aug. 7. He formally declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, arguing that the league’s eligibility rules, which state only “women” may compete without further definition, should apply to him equally under the same standard some players and coaches have publicly championed.

Fellow former NBA player Royce White later made a similar declaration. According to multiple reports, the WNBA does not consider either declaration a serious threat and isn’t rushing to issue any formal eligibility ruling in response, treating both moves as attention-driven stunts rather than genuine roster threats.

That hasn’t stopped the campaign from generating real reaction. Kanter’s latest post drew swift backlash online even as it continued pulling new, unrelated names, this time George’s, into a conversation that appears to keep on trending.