Julie Tétart’s record-breaking season in France sparks WNBA debate
The 34-year-old centre led Ligue Féminine 2 in scoring and rebounding while expressing openness to a WNBA offer
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French trans basketball star Julie Tétart hopes to join WNBA following Sophie Cunningham’s controversial statement
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What this story says
- Julie Tétart, a 34-year-old transgender basketball player, averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds per game in France’s Ligue Féminine 2 (LF2) during the 2025-26 season, setting a league rebounding record.
- Tétart won LF2 Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Domestic Player of the Year, but was not voted MVP, sparking allegations of a trans-exclusionary snub.
- She told OutKick she would not reject a WNBA offer if contacted, though she described her age and the presence of better players as barriers.
- The story gained traction amid ongoing debates over transgender participation in women’s sports, including recent controversy involving WNBA player Sophie Cunningham.
Who covered it
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Trust
74/100
Craft
58/100
Hype
42/100
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Thin on the left so far
None of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Julie Tétart, a 34-year-old centre for Monaco Basket Association in France’s Ligue Féminine 2 (LF2), completed one of the most statistically dominant seasons in the league’s history during the 2025-26 campaign. She averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds per game, leading the league in both categories. In March 2026, she set a new LF2 single-game rebounding record with 30 rebounds, alongside 21 points.
Tétart, who came out as a transgender woman in October 2021, swept the league’s major individual awards, winning LF2 Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Domestic Player of the Year. She was also named Player of the Week 15 times. Despite her performance, she was not voted MVP, a decision that drew criticism from French transgender advocacy group TRANSpire, which alleged the snub was deliberate. Another transgender player, Aurore Pautou, was also excluded from postseason awards despite averaging 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
Asked about the possibility of playing in the WNBA, Tétart told OutKick she would not reject an offer if contacted. She described it as a "childhood dream" but added, "I'm old, and there are far better players than me." She cited broader political conditions in the United States as a potential obstacle, without specifying further. No WNBA team has publicly indicated interest in signing her.
What the coverage left out
No left-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the specific political conditions in the United States that Tétart cited as a potential obstacle to a WNBA career. Only the Times of India’s full report included this detail, quoting Tétart without elaborating on what she meant. The centre-rated reports from Hindustan Times and Marca also omitted this aspect of her comments.
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How each side covered it
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Left
0 rated outlets
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Centre
2 rated outlets
- The two centre-rated reports, from Hindustan Times and Marca, led on Tétart’s on-court achievements and her openness to a WNBA career. Hindustan Times detailed her statistical dominance, including her 30-rebound game and her sweep of the league’s major awards. It also reported the allegations from TRANSpire that Tétart and Pautou were deliberately excluded from the MVP ballot. The outlet quoted Tétart’s response to the WNBA question directly: "If they contact me, I won't say no."
- Marca’s digest, though brief, framed the story around Tétart’s desire to play in the WNBA amid controversy, using her own words: "I won't say no." Neither centre-rated report focused on the political or cultural debates surrounding transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Right
10 rated outlets
- All ten right-rated digests and the two full reports from Times of India and Breitbart led on Tétart’s potential move to the WNBA, often linking it to broader debates over transgender participation in women’s sports. The Times of India’s full report connected Tétart’s comments to the controversy involving WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who faced suspension after stating she opposed transgender athletes in women’s sports. The outlet quoted Cunningham: "I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense."
- Breitbart’s full report, headlined "French Trans Basketball Star Says He'd Accept WNBA Offer if League Came Calling," used male pronouns to describe Tétart and framed the story around the WNBA’s "supposed commitment to be 'inclusive'." The Daily Wire’s digest, headlined "Coming To WNBA? Man Dominates Women’s Basketball Overseas," also used male pronouns and led with the question of whether Tétart’s success would test the WNBA’s inclusivity policies.
- Fox News’s digest, via OutKick, reported that conservative commentator Clay Travis had targeted Tétart as the potential face of a proposed WNBA expansion team in Nashville. The New York Post’s digest used Tétart’s own words in its headline: "Dominating French trans basketball player implores WNBA for chance to play: ‘Won’t say no.’" GB News’s digest quoted Tétart describing the WNBA as a "childhood dream."
- None of the right-rated digests mentioned the allegations from TRANSpire that Tétart and Pautou were excluded from the MVP ballot due to their transgender status. The Times of India’s full report was the only right-rated outlet to include this detail.
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- Who is Julie Tétart? The transgender star who wants to play in the WNBA amid the controversy: “I won't say no” (opens Marca in a new tab)
- Who is Julie Tétart, French trans basketball star? What we know about her plans to pursue WNBA career (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
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Right
10- POLITICS: Conservatives Demand WNBA Protect Women’s Sports, Reject Offer – The Beltway Report (opens U-S-NEWS.COM in a new tab)
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- Clay Travis sets sights on French trans phenom Julie Tetart for proposed 'inclusive' WNBA expansion team (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Conservatives Demand WNBA Protect Women’s Sports, Reject Offer (opens The Beltway Report in a new tab)
The Beltway Report
- Transgender basketball player says playing against biological women is 'childhood dream' (opens GB News in a new tab)
- French Trans Basketball Star Says He’d Accept WNBA Offer if League Came Calling (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
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- Dominating French trans basketball player implores WNBA for chance to play: ‘Won’t say no’ (opens New York Post in a new tab)
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- Coming To WNBA? Man Dominates Women’s Basketball Overseas (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
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- French trans basketball star Julie Tétart hopes to join WNBA following Sophie Cunningham’s controversial statement (opens Times of India in a new tab)
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- French Trans Basketball Star Says He'd Accept WNBA Offer if League Came Calling (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Trans Player Dominates French Women’s Basketball League, Is Open To WNBA Bid: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
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