Sophie Cunningham’s culture-war controversy is helping to make the WNBA must-watch TV. The post The WNBA Is Cashing In on Politics appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The WNBA Is Cashing In on Politics Sophie Cunningham’s culture-war controversy is helping to make the WNBA must-watch TV. (Soobum Im/Getty Images) It’s been a big few weeks for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Sophie Cunningham, a tall, pretty blonde bench player for the Indiana Fever, has been at the center of what has become a series of attention-grabbing moments for a league that often struggles to earn them. Cunningham has found herself squarely in a culture-war dustup over well-trodden material: the conversation over transgenders and whether they should be included in women’s…Open
A former NFL defensive lineman and college football national champion waded into the WNBA's escalating transgender athlete controversy with a blunt social media challenge, while a physical altercation outside a Fever-Lynx game showed the debate spilling well beyond the court. Breiden Fehoko, who won a national title with LSU, posted a two-part broadside on social […] The post Former NFL champion Breiden Fehoko joins WNBA transgender athlete debate as tensions boil over at Target Center appeared first on American Almanac .
A former NFL defensive lineman and college football national champion waded into the WNBA's escalating transgender athlete controversy with a blunt social media challenge, while a physical altercation outside a Fever-Lynx game showed the debate spilling well beyond the court. Breiden Fehoko, who won a national title with LSU, posted a two-part broadside on social media taking Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham's side in the dispute that has consumed women's professional basketball for weeks. Cunningham has faced sustained backlash, including organized online pressure campaigns , after publicly stating she wanted to "protect young girls" from "biological men" in women's sports. Fehoko did not mince words. In his first post, he wrote…Open
Former LSU national champion and NFL defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko jumped into the WNBA's transgender athlete controversy with a blunt social media post backing Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, as Sunday night's Fever-Lynx game in Minneapolis became a flashpoint for the debate. Fehoko, who won a college football national championship with LSU before his NFL […] The post Former NFL champion Breiden Fehoko backs Sophie Cunningham, calls trans athlete push 'bulls***' appeared first on American Almanac .
Former LSU national champion and NFL defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko jumped into the WNBA's transgender athlete controversy with a blunt social media post backing Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, as Sunday night's Fever-Lynx game in Minneapolis became a flashpoint for the debate. Fehoko, who won a college football national championship with LSU before his NFL career, posted on social media that "there are no trans kids" and accused parents who say otherwise of "grooming." He sided squarely with Cunningham, who has faced weeks of backlash, and growing support, after saying she wanted to "protect young girls" from "biological men" in women's sports. The former defensive lineman's comments landed as the broader fight over transgender…Open
Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham has spent a bruising three-game road trip absorbing boos, an elbow to the jaw, and a foul call against her for the privilege, while the league's coaches and co-owners use her as a political prop. Cunningham, 29, caught a hard elbow to the face from Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey […] The post Sophie Cunningham takes elbow to the face, gets called for the foul — and the WNBA's credibility takes another hit appeared first on American Almanac .
Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham has spent a bruising three-game road trip absorbing boos, an elbow to the jaw, and a foul call against her for the privilege, while the league's coaches and co-owners use her as a political prop. Cunningham, 29, caught a hard elbow to the face from Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey during Sunday's game in Minneapolis. Officials reviewed the play for a hostile act, determined none had occurred, and then whistled Cunningham, the player who absorbed the blow, for a personal foul. The Lynx won 108-100. Dave Portnoy, the Barstool Sports founder and vocal Fever supporter, posted on X tagging WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert's account: "Sophie just got 17 of her teeth knocked out and they called her for…Open