Sophie Cunningham Banned From WNBA Reddit After Transgender Comments
If you keep messaging about this you will be banned,” they replied.It seems that Cunningham’s comments will prompt some sort of response from the league at some point. WNBA team presidents recently held a meeting to discuss the league’s transgender eligibility policy after two male former NBA players declared for the 2027 WNBA draft.View 0 CommentsRequest Reprint & LicensingSubmit CorrectionView Editorial & AI Guidelines
- ▪If you keep messaging about this you will be banned,” they replied.It seems that Cunningham’s comments will prompt some sort of response from the league at some point.
- ▪WNBA team presidents recently held a meeting to discuss the league’s transgender eligibility policy after two male former NBA players declared for the 2027 WNBA draft.View 0 CommentsRequest Reprint & LicensingSubmit CorrectionView Editorial
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By Michael GallagherSports Content Coordinator0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham got quite the unexpected birthday present on Sunday.The online backlash in the wake of comments she made about her feelings on transgender athletes being allowed to compete in women’s sports keeps mounting.Cunningham has been called out by several fans and sports pundits with differing opinions, and Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve publicly threw shade at Cunningham when she wore a “Trans Kids belong” shirt during a recent game against the Fever.Read More on News...Cunningham’s comments sparked a social media firestorm, and though there’s…
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