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Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after confrontation
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
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Media · United StatesSeattle Times columnist Matt Calkins resigns over spiked transgender athletes column
Matt Calkins resigned from the Seattle Times on 20 August 2026 after the paper declined to publish his column on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Calkins said the decision followed interviews with student-athletes opposing transgender participation in female sports, and that the paper had rejected other proposed columns. The Seattle Times has not commented.
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Florida AG threatens WNBA players with assault charges after Cunningham foul
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he would charge WNBA players with assault if a foul like the one on Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham occurred in Florida. The threat followed a Flagrant 2 foul by Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington, who was ejected and later claimed the call was due to ‘white privilege’.
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PoliticsJulie Tétart’s record-breaking season in France sparks WNBA debate
French basketball player Julie Tétart, who came out as transgender in 2021, averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds per game in the 2025-26 LF2 season, winning multiple awards. She said she would not reject a WNBA offer, though she acknowledged her age and competition as obstacles. The story has drawn attention amid broader debates over transgender athletes in women’s sports.
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Politics · United StatesWNBA transgender debate centres on French player after Trump joke resurfaces
A French transgender basketball player became the focus of a US debate after Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham opposed transgender women in the WNBA. A 2022 joke by Donald Trump about LeBron James transitioning resurfaced, while the WNBA has no formal policy on transgender participation.
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Politics · United StatesTrump asks LeBron James if he ever wanted to be a woman in WNBA comment
Donald Trump asked LeBron James if he had ever wanted to be a woman while suggesting he could dominate the WNBA. The remark, made during a discussion on transgender athletes, drew reactions across sports media. No transgender players currently compete in the WNBA, though some outlets framed the story around a separate debate over Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s comments.
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Media · United StatesCaitlin Clark comments on Sophie Cunningham's trans athlete stance after WNBA game
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark spoke publicly for the first time on teammate Sophie Cunningham’s remarks about transgender athletes, calling it a matter for governing bodies to resolve. The comments followed a 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, where coach Cheryl Reeve defended trans inclusion in sports.
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