AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Jemele Hill targets Sophie Cunningham after teens were berated for supporting women's sports
Former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill went after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham for not answering reporters about a grassroots rally in her honor, days after a WNBA team co-owner cursed at two teenage girls for holding a sign in Cunningham's support. The sequence of events tells its own story. On July 28, Cunningham and the […] The post Jemele Hill targets Sophie Cunningham after teens were berated for supporting women's sports appeared first on American Almanac .
Former ESPN commentator Jemele Hill went after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham for not answering reporters about a grassroots rally in her honor, days after a WNBA team co-owner cursed at two teenage girls for holding a sign in Cunningham's support. The sequence of events tells its own story. On July 28, Cunningham and the Fever traveled to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle to face the Storm. Days earlier, Cunningham had told ESPN she opposes biologically male athletes competing in women's sports. The comment sparked a grassroots movement, and supporters organized a "Support Sophie Cunningham" rally outside the arena before tipoff. Inside the arena, two teenage girls sat with a sign that read "THANK YOU SOPHIE FOR SPEAKING UP FOR…Open