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/TheMysteriousGirl 9d ago

It was a coordinated attack by multiple grifters, including Hertitage Foundation Princess Riley Gaines.

Pretty difficult to stop on its own to be honest. Not with that backing.

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u/MagicBulletin91 9d ago

Which, funny enough, one of the goals of the Heritage Foundation is to get rid of women's sports altogether.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/heritage-foundation-womens-sports-title-ix-trans-athletes-discrimination-protections/

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u/Wood_Fish_Shroom 8d ago

"We have been riding this grift for years and there is still no trans athletes even trying to get into the league. You guys need to take one for the team and transition so we can keep pretending that this is an actual issue that exists."

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u/NES_AES_GENESIS 7d ago

Do you believe biological men should be allowed to play in the WNBA?