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Enes Kanter Freedom says he is in contact with FBI over threats ahead of WNBA Finals game

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New York Post, Fox News and The Western Journal report that former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom plans to attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta despite death threats. Kanter told OutKick, as reported by Fox News, that he is in touch with the FBI and has his own security, and that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office has also provided security. Kemp’s office said it connected his team with appropriate law enforcement resources. The outlets say Kanter has received thousands of death threats, including a message saying he would be “the next Charlie Kirk.” The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries play Game 3 on Wednesday, with the series tied 1–1 after the Dream’s 79–65 win in Game 2.

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  1. Enes Kanter Freedom says he will attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta despite death threats.

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    New York Post
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    Fox News, The Western Journal

  2. Kanter says he is in touch with the FBI and has his own security.

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    Far Right
    Fox News, The Western Journal

  3. Kanter says he has received thousands of death threats, including a message saying he would be “the next Charlie Kirk.”

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    Far Right
    Fox News, The Western Journal

  4. Kanter says Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office has provided him security; a spokesperson for Kemp’s office said it connected his team with appropriate law enforcement resources.

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    Far Right
    Fox News, The Western Journal

  5. Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday in Atlanta between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries, with the series tied 1–1.

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All three outlets report that Enes Kanter Freedom will attend WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta despite death threats. Fox News and The Western Journal add that he is in touch with the FBI, and the New York Post’s headline calls his attendance a stunt.

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    Headlines lead with Kanter’s defiance or FBI contact; the far-right Western Journal goes furthest, calling the threats an assassination threat, while the New York Post calls his attendance a stunt.

    Enes Kanter Freedom says he’s in touch with FBI after death threats over WNBA Finals plans
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    trans athlete stunt

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    trans athlete stuntMore neutral: plans to attend WNBA Finals game

    Calling Kanter’s planned attendance a stunt presumes a provocative motive that the coverage does not establish.

    Enes Kanter defies death threats over trans athlete stunt as he readies for WNBA Finals

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  • Kanter’s plans to attend Game 3
  • contact with the FBI and his own security
  • thousands of death threats
  • security from Kemp’s office
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    New York Post, Oct 20, 12:29 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 20, 12:29 PM EDT
  2. Fox NewsFar RightOct 21, 8:35 AM EDT
  3. The Western JournalFar RightOct 21, 7:19 PM EDT

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