Turns out blondes do have more fun — just ask former NBA player Royce White, who showed up to Friday’s Indiana Fever game sporting golden locks.
White’s blonde wig turned heads at the game against the Connecticut Sun, and the move comes as part of White and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom’s campaign to enter the 2027 WNBA draft as biological males.
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“The queen has arrived. All hail. Bow down to Queen Roysha,” White told Fox News’s OutKick in a video posted on X.
White was greeted by fans and stopped to take pictures during the game.
“Black trans lesbians matter. We’ve always mattered, we’ve always existed. We have a right to exist, and we have a right to be included and participate, and that’s what I’m here to do,” White continued.
It comes after Freedom was ejected from a Fever game on Sunday for wearing a shirt that read “woman, noun, adult human female.” Freedom also announced his decision to compete in the WNBA just weeks before, on Aug. 7.
“After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines, I’m officially declaring myself a @WNBA prospect. If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA,” he wrote on X.
When White was asked by OutKick about Freedom’s ejection, White responded, “I’m just here to spectate. I’m just here to support the WNBA and support the Fever.”
White formally declared his intentions for the WNBA draft shortly after Freedom, sending a letter to the WNBA league office. In the letter, White said he identified as a transgender woman.
The move from both players is to highlight league rules and force the league to specify whether biological males can play in the WNBA.
“I’m transgender. I’m a woman. I identify as sometimes identifying as a woman for purpose of basketball, professional basketball, so I’ll be declaring for the WNBA draft in 2027 as well,” White previously told OutKick.
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Earlier this week, reporting from multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, said that Freedom and White are not eligible for the WNBA draft, according to a source familiar with the decision.
White’s legal team said it had not received a formal response back from the WNBA on their eligibility, according to OutKick.
