Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve is dominating the conversation this week when it comes to women's sports.
During this past weekend's Fever-Lynx game, Reeve was spotted on the sideline wearing a shirt that said "Trans kids belong." Many people believe she was firing back at Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who told ESPN she wants to protect girls from competing against "biological men" in women’s sports.
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans,” Cunningham said. “And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
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Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer made it known that he has a huge issue with Reeve's stance on transgender participation in women's sports.
"The Lynx have a rich history in that state. That team was established the year I got to Minnesota, and I remember watching them. To now see a coach representing that team in this way is sad," Brewer told Fox News Digital. "It is sad to think that young girls in Minnesota are coming to games and watching teams promote something like that. It is ridiculous to think that a grown woman would go so hard in support of men playing against women and entering women’s locker rooms.
"This coach is promoting the idea that children who should be receiving psychiatric treatment... should instead be affirmed. It is disgusting and sad. These people are sick and need help. We should be praying for them and finding treatment for them. Instead, people like this coach in Minnesota are promoting these types of atrocities. It is a terrible thing."
Brewer, who played in the NFL from 2002-2006, wasn't done ripping Reeve's decision.
"As a father and someone whose family is deeply connected to Minnesota sports, I have an eight-year-old daughter who plays highly competitive tennis and competitive soccer. She also plays and trains in Minnesota. We go to Minnesota during the summers. Her cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles are there. My nieces and nephews are there. I went to school in Minnesota, my family lives there, and my cousins coach various sports there. I am involved in sports in that state. It is embarrassing."
Cheryl Reeve defends her stance.
Despite all the outrage online, Reeve will continue to support transgender athletes.
"I come from a space of inclusion," Reeve told reporters. "The narrative that I think is problematic is to suggest that transgender athletes are the biggest problem in women's sports. This is what's bothersome. There is a faction of people in our country that are making this a massive issue."
If we had to guess, it won't be long before Reeve makes another polarizing statement this WNBA season.
