‘It’s a shame’ – Legendary coach Geno Auriemma opens up on WNBA transgender controversy

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• ‘It’s a shame’ – Legendary coach Geno Auriemma opens up on WNBA transgender controversy

  The WNBA is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, says legendary UConn head coach Geno Auriemma about the ongoing debate regarding transgender athletes. As the discourse surrounding WNBA’s eligibility criteria and transgender athletes in women’s sports rages on, more and more big names in the basketball world are giving their two cents.

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  Article published:Aug 13, 2:56 AM ET

• Geno Auriemma worries WNBA has been ‘hijacked,’ warns league ‘nobody’s coming to watch … a protest movement’

  UConn’s Geno Auriemma is concerned about the direction that WNBA chatter is headed. In an interview with CNBC this week ahead of the release of a documentary chronicling his Huskies program, Auriemma said he was worried that the conversation around the WNBA had been “hijacked,” and offered a warning to commissioner Cathy Engelbert and players…

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published:Aug 13, 8:00 PM ET

• Geno Auriemma Weighs In On WNBA's Controversies, 'It's A Shame'

  As the WNBA faces more and more criticism amid its rising viewership, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is saddened by the way things have turned against it.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published:Aug 13, 11:35 AM ET

• “It’s a Shame”: Geno Auriemma Has Had Enough of the WNBA Controversies Stealing the Spotlight From Basketball

  According to Geno Auriemma, the WNBA has finally arrived at the moment women’s basketball spent decades waiting for. With better visibility and more viewership than ever, and the league commanding more attention than ever before, women’s basketball is finally receiving the spotlight it has always deserved.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAArticle published:Aug 13, 7:00 AM ET