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WNBA Coach Protests Sophie Cunningham With Pro-Trans Shirt
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s comments defending women’s sports continued to reverberate across the WNBA on Sunday, as Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve appeared to protest the Fever star by wearing a “Trans Kids Belong” shirt during Minnesota’s 108-100 victory over Indiana.
Reeve’s shirt marked the latest public response to Cunningham, who has become one of the league’s most polarizing figures after saying biological males should not compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
Before tipoff, Cunningham and Reeve met briefly at midcourt in what appeared to be a cordial conversation. Reeve later told reporters the two discussed the responsibility that comes with having large public platforms but declined to elaborate on the specifics. “Both of us understand that we have platforms and we both talked about wanting to, more than anything, educate,” Reeve said after the game. “There are some things that we have in common, and maybe some things you differ on.”
The atmosphere inside Target Center reflected the controversy surrounding Cunningham’s remarks. She was loudly booed during player introductions and again nearly every time she touched the ball throughout the afternoon. Some fans inside the arena also wore shirts displaying the same “Trans Kids Belong” slogan as Reeve.
The tension spilled onto the court during the second quarter when Cunningham absorbed an elbow to the face while defending a Minnesota player. Despite appearing to take the contact, officials assessed Cunningham with a defensive foul instead. The ruling prompted confusion from the game’s broadcast crew and loud cheers from the home crowd after officials briefly reviewed the play and allowed the call to stand.
Sophie Cunningham got ELBOWED in the face…
Refs call a foul on Sophie Cunningham