WNBA Denounces ‘Bad-Faith’ Transgender Debate and Says League Has No Eligibility Issues
The league said there are no immediate eligibility issues and will hold more stakeholder talks and listening sessions on transgender athletes.
- The WNBA denounced "bad-faith" efforts to use transgender topics to marginalize others on Wednesday, stating there are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the league following an anti-hate task force meeting.
- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo last Friday to team presidents and general managers, initiating league-wide discussions on transgender women in basketball aligned with league values.
- Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham faced protests in Seattle and Portland last week after voicing support last month for barring transgender girls and women from sports.
- Ex-NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declared eligibility for the WNBA Draft identifying as women, while the league's collective bargaining agreement restricts play to "only players who are women."
- The WNBA plans to engage stakeholders in coming weeks while Seattle Storm center Stefanie Dolson and Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve have publicly voiced support for transgender athletes.
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WNBA denounces ex-players' 'bad-faith' trans stunt
The WNBA has denounced two former NBA players who mockingly declared themselves eligible for the women’s league by claiming to identify as women. Former NBA (National Basketball Association) players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White have claimed they are eligible for the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) draft. The draft isn’t until next April. Freedom, […] The post WNBA denounces ‘bad-faith efforts’ by ex-NBA players claiming to …
WNBA Denounces Critics as League Faces Pressure to Clarify Transgender Eligibility Rules › American Greatness
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WNBA Blasts 'Bad Faith' Actors Causing Division Amid Trans Debate
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGAZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA The WNBA is clapping back at former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, who have recently sparked a conversation about the league’s rules on transgender athletes, after vowing to declare for the 2027 Draft. In a new statement, the WNBA denounced the moves made not only by Freedom and White, but by others who have attempted to turn the topic of transgender athletes into a political debate. WNB…
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