While she was arguably the league’s most promising prospect ever upon her entry into the WNBA, Caitlin Clark has seen her status wane somewhat in the big leagues.
After a series of seemingly targeted attacks from rival players and some shaky performances, Clark has seen Indiana Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham’s popularity increase.
And now, it’s Clark who is responding to Cunningham’s lead after the latter spoke out again in support of protecting biological females in sports.
As Breitbart reported:
During a Sunday post-game press conference following the Fever’s 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Minnesota, an affair that saw throngs of protesters on both sides of the transgender debate, Clark was given an opportunity to back her teammate and asked for her thoughts on the issue.
“It’s for the leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions. My focus is on basketball,” Clark replied.
Her obvious sidestep struck many on social media as disappointing, if unsurprising:
If there was no biological difference in men and women then all of these women would be playing against LeBron James in the NBA
— Lipi (@Lipie44) August 3, 2026
I don’t blame her. They are literally trying to physically hurt her. She must be terrified of the mob of angry lesbians.
— ellen (@Elle5439) August 3, 2026
All the WBA needs to do is put a trans player on their roster and they will flush the league and their new-found rise in ratings down the toilet forever.
— ThoughtfulSkeptic (@loren_hunt56060) August 3, 2026
Of course, her equivocation does make sense from the perspective of Clark’s career, particularly given the obvious pro-trans bias running throughout the league.
According to Yahoo Sports:
During the Minnesota-Indiana matchup on Sunday, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a shirt that expressed support for transgender athletes. On the ESPN broadcast, play-by-play commentator Ryan Ruocco acknowledged the message and context of Reeve’s shirt.
“We see Cheryl Reeve wearing a shirt today in support of trans kids. ‘Trans kids belong’ [is] on the shirt. This is in the aftermath of Sophie Cunningham’s recent comments.”
ADVERTISEMENTFor the past several days, the WNBA community has been buzzing about Cunningham’s remarks about protecting the rights of female athletes in sports where they “shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
After Ruocco called attention to Reeve’s shirt, which expresses a view different from Cunningham’s perspective, color analyst Rebecca Lobo came in with a suggestion.
“I would encourage anyone to go and listen to Cheryl Reeve’s comment. Incredibly thoughtful, easy to find online.”
Just a day prior, Reeve had told reporters that she questioned the idea of transgender athletes being the “biggest problem in women’s sports.” She also emphasized that she comes from “a space of inclusion.”
The remarks made by Ruocco and Lobo, however, did not sit well with some netizens, who blasted the commentary team as well as the league itself.
“This was despicable. They showed that before game confrontation and you could tell Sophie was being talked down to and wasn’t taking it,” one netizen tweeted.
And here’s what two young Cunningham fans were subjected to during a recent game:
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