Caitlyn Jenner has suggested she could enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as a way of testing the league's eligibility rules for transgender athletes, amid an ongoing row over the issue involving former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom. Speaking on the "Planet Tyrus" podcast, Jenner said she had discussed the idea with Freedom, who has been publicly pressuring WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to clarify the league's stance after his own clashes at games. The remarks add a high-profile new voice to a debate that has already generated significant controversy and media attention around the WNBA this season.

Jenner, 76, noted she was drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the NBA in the 1970s after winning decathlon gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, though basketball was never her main sport. She and podcast host Tyrus discussed whether the WNBA would simply reject any application on the grounds that the league is for women, with Jenner suggesting the resulting publicity might actually suit the league given the attention drawn by related incidents, such as one involving Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham. Freedom has proposed a "peace summit" with Engelbert and the WNBA's task force, saying Jenner has agreed to moderate, but the league has not responded; Jenner has separately argued for a straightforward chromosome-based rule (XX in, XY out) to resolve the dispute.