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'Men showed up at my house': Samantha Ponder was 'silenced' after speaking against trans athletes participating in women's sports

Ponder said she received negative feedback after backing limits on transgender athletes, as the WNBA formed a task force and debate spread online.

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Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports, Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesThe discourse surrounding the WNBA has been dominated by the topic of the fairness of transgender athletes participating in women’s sports. The conversation was, in large part, sparked by comments Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham made in a July profile in ESPN. “I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” Cunningham to…
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The Comeback broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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