Sophie Cunningham not concerned about being a distraction for Fever
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Sophie Cunningham not concerned about being a distraction for Fever
Sophie Cunningham says she's unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women's sports that have accompanied the Indiana Fever's recent games are a distraction for the WNBA team.
Publisher:ESPN WNBA
Lead articleArticle published:Inside the disunited United States that shadows the WNBA
Sophie Cunningham said what she said about transgender women in sports. Now others want their say, whether the WNBA wants to hear them or not.
Publisher:Cheryl Reeve offers thoughtful reaction to WNBA anti-trans rallies: ‘Do they understand actually what the real problems are?’
The Indiana Fever are in the midst of a road trip, and the WNBA team has been attracting a certain group of followers wherever they go. Following Sophie Cunningham’s comments that she wants to protect “young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” a small group of supporters against transgender participation…
Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published:
Katie Nolan shreds Sophie Cunningham for controversial remarks about trans athletes: ‘Don’t have critical-thinking skills’
Katie Nolan thinks Sophie Cunningham isn’t seeing the true picture when it comes to her comments on transgender athletes partaking in women’s sports.
Publisher:Jemele Hill: WNBA teams ‘do their players a disservice’ shielding them from tough questions
The WNBA has found itself in the culture-war crosshairs as it attempts to navigate Sophie Cunningham’s comments calling for transgender women to be kept out of women’s sports. If the league had hoped for the topic to change or for the spotlight to shift, it doesn’t appear that’s going to happen anytime soon, especially as…
Publisher:Fever’s Sophie Cunningham responds to public support after transgender athlete comments
Fever guard Sophie Cunningham addresses rallies supporting her transgender athlete comments and explains why they haven't been a distraction.
Publisher:Stephanie White and Portland Fire Coach Address Views On Trans Athletes Amid Support Rally For Sophie Cunningham
Conversations around transgender athletes in women’s sports have been running through the WNBA ever since Sophie Cunningham’s profile published by ESPN sparked the debate on July 21. It has now been more than a week since then, and the backlash, reactions, and actions that have followed have kept the topic firmly alive and as polarising as ever.
Publisher:Sophie Cunningham makes feelings clear on controversy surrounding Fever
Cunningham addressed whether the attention surrounding her recent comments has become a distraction for Indiana.
Publisher:Sophie Cunningham says she's not concerned about being a distraction for the Fever
Sophie Cunningham says she's unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women's sports that have accompanied the Indiana's Fever's recent games are a distraction for the WNBA team. Cunningham made the comments before the Fever's game Friday night against the Portland Fire. “I think at the end of the day, I come in and I do my job,” Cunningham said.
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