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“Meanwhile, Sey and the brand offered cash rewards to athletes who boycotted matches against trans athletes or spoke out against them—incidents that fueled right right-wing outrage cycles.”

“They’re among the legions of attention seekers, influencers, news media and activists taking sides in a culture war over something that’s not even close to happening: the WNBA’s inclusion of transgender athletes.”

“Away from the court, league officials and players also confronted online harassment and a widening debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports.”

“Former Fever guard Sydney Colson addressed the importance of solidarity among WNBA players, including how teammates respond to various issues confronting the league in 2026.”

“Let me just tell you now, for real, for real: For the white players in the league, when you don’t say s–t, and even worse, when you say things that are harmful, talking about the trans s–t, nobody respects you.”

“New commissioner As the WNBA's popularity has grown, it has also became a focus in heated debates around social issues, from women's rights to racism and the inclusion of transgender women in sports.”

“As evidence, Buckner cited comments Cunningham made earlier this year in an ESPN article about trans athletes competing against girls.”

“In July, Cunningham revealed in an interview with ESPN that she believes the WNBA should not allow transgender athletes to play in the league despite the WNBA not having a single-player that identifies as transgender.”

“It pushed the WNBA to new heights in TV ratings and attendance, all while driving two sides of America further apart in a deepening cultural divide, sparking often-emotional debates on race and sexuality, day after day.”

“That's the argument certain activists keep making when it comes to the debate about trans athletes in female sports.”

“The Hall of Fame hooper is on record saying trans athletes don't belong in women's sports, and the blowback has been almost nonexistent because everyone knows he is going to hold firm in his position.”

“Freedom inserted himself into the WNBA’s transgender debate in August by announcing that he intended to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft under the name "Enisa Freedom."”

“Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve again voiced support for the transgender community Thursday, as competing rallies over trans athletes in women's sports raged outside her team's game for the third time this season.”

“Last week, I wrote that the WNBA had backed itself into a corner.”

“A pro-transgender counterprotester told supporters of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham that they "should have been aborted" outside the Fever’s game against the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night.”

“The rugby league said it would follow USOPC policy in disallowing transgender athletes from participating.”

“Mother Jones found SEC filings but skipped the women who organized the Seattle rally Mother Jones spends substantial time on the July 28 rally before an Indiana Fever-Seattle Storm game, describing it as a gathering of "anti-trans activists" and folding it…”

“Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has returned to podcasting with a new co-host after her previous partner publicly shared an opposing position to Cunningham on the topic of transgender athletes in women’s sports.”

“Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham’s comments about trans athletes in women’s sports and the treatment of Caitlin Clark have been the dominating storylines throughout this season.”

“In August, two former NBA players, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, announced that they were declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft, in a transphobic stunt to force the league to have a policy on transgender female athletes, even though there are no…”

“There is a view, held by many who follow the WNBA, that there are male trans athletes recognized as women in the league.”

“The gathering came amid discussion across the basketball league—and largely right-wing, bad-faith actors—of restricting athletes who are transgender women from participating in women’s sports, even as no openly trans women play in the WNBA.”

“The WNBA's dealings with the "Save Women's Sports" movement expanded beyond Indiana Fever games.”

“The scale of the debate in the media, online and in politics was striking given no openly transgender woman is due to play, or has ever played, in the WNBA.”

“Debate over trans athletes overtakes WNBA League’s collision with U.S. culture wars unsurprising given rise in popularity, experts say The WNBA has been on a meteoric rise the last few years.”