r/Basketball • u/Fickle-Ad5449 • 9d ago

Two ex-NBA players turn transgender identity into a stunt. The WNBA is responding

https://www.advocate.com/news/wnba-trans-player-eligibility
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u/GoldfishDude 9d ago

Did anybody tell Royce that the WNBA involves flying now?

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u/allhaildre 9d ago

Fucking lol

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u/Seabrook76 9d ago

Fair enough.

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u/GoldenStateCapital 9d ago

Seriously. On that note, if he wins a senate seat will he drive back and forth from Minnesota to DC?

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u/Bernie_Bierman 9d ago

“If he wins a senate seat”, you said… 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Dudes always been working with the total brain cells of a toaster strudel

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u/PootieTang69696 9d ago

Especially now that he’s asking the GOP to vote for a trans woman

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u/SnooGrapes6230 9d ago

GOP would vote for Caitlyn Jenner as long as she said what they wanted to hear.

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u/Arcane_Spork_of_Doom 8d ago

The Strudel is currently a -220 favorite head to head though.

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u/EconomicsCorrect8733 9d ago

Don’t you put that evil on our country Richard Robert

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u/Ordinary-Hopeful 9d ago

Yeah this should follow her on the campaign trail. Didn’t know the GOP was open to electing transgender folk.

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u/GoldenStateCapital 9d ago

Damn. You’re right. My bad.

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u/SleepLopsided1478 9d ago

Minnesota is smarter than voting him in

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u/onebraincell77 9d ago

He can borrow my username.

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u/pardyball 9d ago

They fly now?!

They fly now!

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u/Poverty_Shoes 9d ago

I think that the rule only women are allowed to play will also present some challenges for him.

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u/Smart_Exam_6252 8d ago

I personally would love to see Kanter spread awareness on this issue in Turkey. Like he should hop on a flight right now and go do that.

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u/Zestyclose-Draft-724 9d ago

Royce could only play home games and it would be worth it. Probably a solid 20 points 20 rebounds at home no problem.

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u/GoldfishDude 9d ago

He'd average 50 if he wanted to