The Latest Story Involving Sophie Cunningham Once Again Shows the WNBA Is a Clown Show League
I never thought I’d write this much about the
WNBA, but here we are. I don’t typically watch this league, and a
YouTube channel dedicated to its highlights mainly features clips of
hard fouls and nasty injuries. The Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham and
her teammate, Caitlin Clark, produce some good highlights, and they can
play. Both are also disliked by the WNBA fanbase: Clark for being the
face of the league, but not black and gay, and Cunningham for wanting to
protect women's sports.
The Indiana Fever played the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, and two fans
wore clothing that provoked a lot of angry fans at the Climate Change
Arena: t-shirts from XX-XY Athletics, which is a company that has
supported Cunningham’s stance on transgender athletes in women’s
sports—it’s also a scientifically accurate piece of apparel. Founder
Jennifer Sey has been vocal on this topic. The triggered Storm fans knew
too, and these kids were approached by these crazy people. We later
found out it was the co-owner of the Storm
BREAKING:
I’m told that Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton confronted,
verbally berated & cussed at the two young Sophie Cunningham
supporters at the Fever vs Storm game Tuesday night.
Keaton called them “f****** insane” & said “How dare you come here and pull this s***?!"… pic.twitter.com/pLQ9g0jPz9
What @seattlestorm co-owner Celeste Keaton did last night is against the @WNBA fan code of conduct. Any other fan would be removed. Does she get special treatment? https://t.co/05Fc9fvZ6u
The
Seattle Storm apologized Wednesday for an exchange that took place
between one of their co-owners and two fans during the team's 105-95
home loss to the Indiana Fever.
The incident occurred Tuesday night and began with a demonstration outside Climate Pledge Arena.
Ahead
of the game, a crowd of a few dozen gathered to support Fever guard
Sophie Cunningham and to promote a statewide ballot initiative,
IL26-638, that would bar transgender students from participating in
girls' athletics at Washington schools.
Some members of the group
carried signs in support of Cunningham or wore T-shirts depicting the XX
and XY chromosomes. Some of them were also inside the arena during the
game.
[…]
"We are aware one of our co-owners made comments
to two fans in attendance at last night's game. We apologize that this
happened," Storm majority owner Ginny Gilder said in a statement
released Wednesday. "Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel
welcome, and we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment
where every fan is treated with respect."
Cunningham responded to the incident after the game:
I
truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological
girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome
at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.
Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from… https://t.co/gIVWhEHi3Q
I
truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological
girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome
at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.
Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from me soon yay for gifts.
Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is.
Celeste Keaton has been fined and suspended from the next five Storm home games.
The
WNBA has confirmed to me that Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton has
been suspended from attending the team's next five home games and has
been fined. https://t.co/0jaSjUmMbn
What
a mess, and these people wonder why this league isn't growing like the
NBA—it’s because of this. They can't stop getting in their own way.
Absolute clown show.
The
WNBA posted a video of Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers betting $400 on
which woman’s team would win. Then deleted it after realizing this
violates league rules. This entire league is run by morons. pic.twitter.com/c37nXDhCVf
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