Fox News is calling out the entire WNBA.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has faced backlash from some in and some out of the league. Cunningham made it clear that she doesn't believe "biological men" should play women's sports. The second-year Indiana Fever guard stood by her opinion while speaking to WNBA reporters.
Cunningham, who starred collegiately at Missouri, told ESPN that she wants to “protect young girls in the locker room” and that “they shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
“I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense,” Cunningham told reporters. “And I think I’ll always believe in that. I think it’s really important to protect children, and that’s little girls who are also involved in that category. I stand on what I said.”
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On Sunday, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve spoke out, making it clear that she believes the league should be a "safe space" for everyone.
“We have some issues,” Reeve said. “Number one, we need to protect trans kids. Every kid — to me, it’s a human rights issue. Every kid has a right to sports regardless of (being) gender diverse, transgender.
“… Now, what gets nuanced is when you’re beyond puberty, when you’re in Olympic sport, when … we have scholarships at stake and that sort of thing. That’s where I say that common-sense people get together, and you find common ground to find a way to be inclusive. The answer isn’t no. It is not the case that we have ‘biological men in girls’ locker rooms,’ the way it’s being phrased, the innuendo there that somehow transgender women are predators. … There’s a lot of narrative that is problematic that we need to address. That is simply not what’s happening.”
Meanwhile, Cunningham's teammates, including Caitlin Clark, aren't willing to reveal their true opinions on the subject matter.
Fox News calls out every WNBA player
Fox News "blasted" WNBA players for not standing up for Cunningham and her views during Monday morning's show.
The network urged WNBA players to share their real opinion on the subject matter and not be afraid to speak up on important issues.
For now, though, it's just Cunningham that is speaking out.
