{"id":2648812,"date":"2026-08-24T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-former-nba-player-who-declared-for-wnba-draft-attends-game-gets-kicked-out-after-player-beefs-with-him\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:19:40","slug":"watch-former-nba-player-who-declared-for-wnba-draft-attends-game-gets-kicked-out-after-player-beefs-with-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-former-nba-player-who-declared-for-wnba-draft-attends-game-gets-kicked-out-after-player-beefs-with-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Former NBA Player Who Declared for WNBA Draft Attends Game, Gets Kicked Out After Player Beefs with Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-former-nba-player-who-declared-for-wnba-draft-attends-game-gets-kicked-out-after-player-beefs-with-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided content appears to be a web page that includes a &#8220;Read more&#8221; button revealing an article with historical and contemporary references. The article discusses events from 2001, highlighting the collapse of the tech bubble, Enron&#8217;s reputation, and the launch of Vince McMahon\u2019s XFL football league, which was ultimately short-lived. It than draws parallels to the modern WNBA, focusing on debates over transgender athletes and the league&#8217;s ambiguous stance on gender definitions. The piece highlights recent controversies involving Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA player, who publicly opposed transgender inclusion in the league, resulting in confrontations at a WNBA game that garnered media attention. The article critiques the league&#8217;s politics, questioning its contradictory stance on gender issues, and suggests that such controversies threaten the league\u2019s popularity and relevance. it blends sports history with cultural commentary on identity politics and league branding confusions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s think back for a second to the year 2001 \u2014 which is remembered primarily for one horrific event in September, but was a rich and deep year otherwise. Specifically, let\u2019s take a closer look at the spring of that annus horribilis.<\/p>\n<p>After the tech stock bubble burst, energy giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/cases-and-criminals\/enron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enron<\/a> was considered one of the safest places to put your money. Steve Jobs was just one year into his tenure as Apple\u2019s permanent CEO and the iPod hadn\u2019t even been released yet. The word \u201cchad\u201d got more attention for its association with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/hanging-chad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American elections<\/a> than as a country in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In that environment, WWE impresario Vince McMahon launched a rival football league to the NFL, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/funwhileitlasted.net\/xfl-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XFL<\/a>. The league was supposed to be hyper-aggressive, and effective differences between it and the NFL were that 1) it played in the spring, 2) it changed a few rules to make the onset of chronic traumatic encephalopathy just a little bit quicker for players, and 3) the marketing was so aggressive and in-your-face that it was indistinguishable from \u201cMortal Kombat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, for those of you who remember those days, the league flopped like a \u201cWaterworld\u201d remake starring Pauly Shore, but that isn\u2019t the point here. What, precisely, did that \u201cX\u201d stand for? Everyone assumed \u201ceXtreme,\u201d but the league denied that. McMahon himself said that since the NFL was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/02\/04\/sports\/sports-business-wwf-alters-script-and-looks-to-football.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the \u201cNo Fun League,\u201d the X meant \u201ceXtra Fun League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But eventually, the league settled on an explanation: It meant nothing. It sounded cool, maybe, but it didn\u2019t actually mean anything. (Except for X-tinct; the initial version XFL folded after one season of unwatchable games in front of crowds that could fit in trailer homes. Different versions since haven\u2019t fared much better.)<\/p>\n<p>I mention this all because we now have a league experiencing a surge in popularity called the WNBA. We all assumed it stood for \u201cWomen\u2019s National Basketball Association,\u201d because all of the players in it were women. But after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-trans-nightmare-worsens-63-man-wants-join-steven-smith-blasts-league-teams-dared-play-high-school-boys-10m-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender French player<\/a> announced he would declare for the league draft and two former NBA players followed suit \u2014 noting that the terminally woke league\u2019s rules essentially mean that if you define yourself as a woman, you <em>are a woman<\/em> \u2014 the league met to figure out what that W actually meant a few weeks back. They couldn\u2019t actually come to a conclusion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A WNBA task force of team presidents and general managers met Wednesday and discussed transgender athletes but did not arrive at any eligibility rules, according to a statement sent to ESPN by a league spokesperson.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/woN41EFRHC\">https:\/\/t.co\/woN41EFRHC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2087701837394706653?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ergo, the conundrum persists. And on Sunday, it exploded into public view thanks to a WNBA game and the most outspoken of the players who wants to join the WNBA based on the league\u2019s suicidal wokeism: Enes Kanter Freedom, the Turkish-descended American immigrant who got blackballed from the NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-player-enes-kanter-blasts-lebron-james-china-comments-freedom-not-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for his views on China<\/a> and other political issues.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter Freedom has declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft, saying wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-vet-hoping-join-wnba-first-trans-player-says-coming-caitlin-clarks-biggest-hater-angel-reese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play for the Fever<\/a> and that he and Clark would be like \u201cKobe and Shaq.\u201d Cunningham, meanwhile, has been outspoken about her opposition to men wanting to join women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday was also a rivalry game, namely between the Caitlin Clark-Sophie Cunningham Indiana Fever and the Kamilla Cardoso-DiJonai Carrington Chicago Sky at Chicago\u2019s Wintrust Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Ergo, it was high time for Kanter Freedom to get some courtside seats and chide his future rivals \u2014 if, of course, the WNBA still can\u2019t figure out that pesky \u201cW.\u201d And, wouldn\u2019t you know it, all hell broke loose, thanks to Sky guard Natasha Cloud having a beef with Kanter Freedom:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Natasha Cloud gets into it with Enes Kanter during Fever\/Sky.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter was escorted out of the arena.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZKrYxVZVDu\">pic.twitter.com\/ZKrYxVZVDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogWNBA\/status\/2091689164760621313?\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Enes Kanter was kicked out of a WNBA game after arguing with players <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ovT25sgORF\">pic.twitter.com\/ovT25sgORF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/2091696953838993536?\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kanter Freedom was escorted out of the arena. No way to treat a potential future No. 1 draft pick, in my opinion, but I guess in the absence of the league figuring out what its initials stand for, you\u2019ve got to keep the peace somehow.<\/p>\n<p>According to the sports website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/enes-kanter-freedom-opens-confrontation-natasha-cloud-led-ejection-wnba-pursuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outkick<\/a>, Kanter Freedom told reporters Cloud objected to his cheering for a Sophie Cunningham three-pointer (and implied he was only interested in Cunningham sexually). It might have also been Kanter Freedom\u2019s shirt that set her off. The two have tussled publicly over politics before \u2014 when Clound<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kanter-freedom-offers-first-class-ticket-country-wnba-player-called-america-trash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> called the United States \u201ctrash.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever it was, Cloud had to be restrained from hitting the 6\u201910\u201d former NBA\u2019er.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Enes Kanter showed off his T-Shirt while being escorted out of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWOMAN: adult human female\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gIFb5ejIQz\">pic.twitter.com\/gIFb5ejIQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrickCenter_\/status\/2091700812569625086?\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, it wouldn\u2019t have ended well in a one-on-one fight had Kanter Freedom duked it out with Cloud. Sure, he\u2019s a man, and that would be horrific \u2014 but the WNBA doesn\u2019t seem to realize this, because again it doesn\u2019t realize what a \u201cW\u201d means unless it\u2019s a win.<\/p>\n<p>This is farcical stuff, of course (although way more entertaining, and closer to pro wrestling, than anything McMahon\u2019s XFL ever produced), but it\u2019s farcical stuff of the league\u2019s own doing. See, sports fans actually want to like the WNBA. The competition has gotten better.<\/p>\n<p>For fans who are into the strategy of the game rather than the barrage of three-point shot attempts and six-step dunks that don\u2019t get called for traveling that characterize the modern NBA, it\u2019s fun. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-caitlin-clarks-suspension-reversed-refs-bizarre-technical-overturned-allegations-open-racism-flare-wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reese-held-back-caitlin-clark-takes-flagrant-foul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kardoso<\/a>, and a whole new generation of talent has supplanted the sport\u2019s rather spotty distribution of stars before the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that we\u2019re being asked to not only buy into liking the league, but liking the league\u2019s <em>politics<\/em> \u2014 which it shoves in your face at every opportunity. And those politics, especially when it comes to the sport itself, are self-contradictory.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the fact that if \u201ctrans women are women,\u201d there shouldn\u2019t be any issue with Kanter Freedom being there. Bring the guy out at halftime and celebrate him for his bravery in declaring himself a trans woman \u2026 while he\u2019s on the court, of course. But the league\u2019s players know better, which is why we had this lovely spectacle in Chicago. At least this time, the player in question didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-latest-physical-attack-caitlin-clark-outrageous-commentator-uses-football-term-describe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just go after Clark<\/a> for no reason.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, by the way, the Sky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/game\/_\/gameId\/401857168\/fever-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a>, 113-90, with Clark putting up 37 points. But that\u2019s not what anyone cares about. As long as that\u2019s the case and stunts like this overshadow the marquee games, a league that can\u2019t figure out what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-announces-disgraceful-results-emergency-league-meeting-allowing-men-compete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first letter of its initials<\/a> stands for is doomed to XFL-like irrelevancy, albeit at a much slower pace than the \u201ceXtra Fun League\u201d farce.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In spring, following the tech bubble burst, Enron was seen as a safe investment. Steve Jobs had just begun his long tenure at Apple, and the iPod hadn&#8217;t yet launched. The term \u201cchad\u201d gained attention due to U.S. elections rather than Africa. During this time, Vince McMahon introduced the XFL-a rival football league to the NFL-promising an aggressive style with spring games, rule changes that accelerated player injuries, and marketing reminiscent of Mortal Kombat. The league failed spectacularly after one season with poorly attended games; its name \u201cX\u201d was claimed to stand for \u201ceXtra Fun,\u201d but ultimately it meant nothing-similar to earlier versions of the XFL.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we see a new league gaining popularity: the WNBA. Its initials are widely understood as \u201cWomen\u2019s National Basketball Association,\u201d since all players are women. However, after a transgender French player announced plans to join and two ex-NBA players followed suit-arguing that defining oneself as a woman suffices-the league struggled to define what \u201cW\u201d truly stands for during recent discussions. A task force met but couldn\u2019t reach consensus on eligibility rules.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy spilled into public view during a recent game featuring Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham\u2019s Indiana Fever against Kamilla Cardoso and DiJonai Carrington\u2019s Chicago Sky at Chicago\u2019s Wintrust Arena. Enes Kanter Freedom-a outspoken former NBA player known for political activism-declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft and expressed interest in playing for Indiana Fever alongside Clark, comparing their potential partnership to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n<p>During this game, Kanter Freedom caused controversy when Sky guard Natasha Cloud confronted him over cheering for Cunningham\u2019s three-pointer-possibly influenced by his shirt bearing \u201cWOMAN: adult human female.\u201d The altercation escalated; Cloud had to be restrained from striking him as he was escorted out of the arena amid accusations that he made inappropriate comments about her sexually.<\/p>\n<p>This spectacle highlights ongoing confusion within the league about its identity (\u201cwhat does W stand for?\u201d), risking irrelevance similar to past failed leagues like the XFL-all while fans appreciate better competition on court but are turned off by politicized antics overshadowing gameplay. If trans women are truly women-as many believe-the presence of someone like Kanter Freedom shouldn\u2019t be contentious; instead, it could be celebrated openly in support of inclusivity-but current contradictions suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: The WNBA faces internal debates over its core identity amidst provocative incidents that threaten its future relevance-and unless clarity is achieved regarding what its initials represent-and politics stay out of play-it risks fading into obscurity much like previous experimental leagues before it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2648813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kanter-freedom-natasha-cloud-for-aug.-24-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84581,7873,84580,34619,83877],"class_list":["post-2648812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-game-controversy","tag-nba","tag-player-incident","tag-sports-news","tag-wnba-draft"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kanter-freedom-natasha-cloud-for-aug.-24-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648820,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648812\/revisions\/2648820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}