{"id":2214488,"date":"2024-04-06T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-claims-transgender-players-should-be-able-to-play\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T15:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T19:18:37","slug":"south-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-claims-transgender-players-should-be-able-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-claims-transgender-players-should-be-able-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina women&#8217;s basketball coach supports transgender athletes playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-claims-transgender-players-should-be-able-to-play%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2214488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>University of South Carolina \u2063Women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-house-moves-forward-with-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"Utah House Moves Forward With Bill To Ban Transgender Athletes In School Sports\">basketball coach<\/a> Dawn Staley voiced \u200dher support for transgender\u200c players in the sport during a press conference. Staley emphasized that individuals who identify as women should be\u2062 able to participate in women&#8217;s sports. Her remarks came as the \u2063Lady Gamecocks \u2062advance to the NCAA Final Tournament, sparking conversation and \u2064debate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tweets-out-support-for-two-athletes-who-came-out-this-week\/\" title=\"Biden Tweets Out Support For Two Athletes Who Came Out This Week\">sports community<\/a>. University \u200cof South Carolina Women&#8217;s basketball coach, \u200bDawn Staley, expressed her\u200b backing for transgender players in the sport during a press\u200b conference.\u200d Staley\u2064 stressed the importance of \u2063individuals who identify \u200bas women being allowed to partake in women&#8217;s sports. This declaration coincided with the Lady \u200dGamecocks&#8217; progression to the NCAA Final Tournament, igniting\u2062 discussions and deliberations within the sports realm.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>University of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Carolina<\/a> Women\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college-basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>basketball<\/a> coach Dawn Staley proclaimed her support for transgender players in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washigntonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Staley made her stance clear during a press conference Saturday as her Lady Gamecocks have progressed to the NCAA Final Tournament. There, <em>Outkick<\/em>\u2018s Dan Zaksheske asked her what she thought about transgender females joining women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD***, you got deep on me, didn\u2019t you?\u201d Staley responded and took a sip of her drink. \u201cI\u2019m of the opinion of, if you\u2019re a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play. That\u2019s my opinion.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDanZak\"><\/a><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley if she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-organization-for-women-says-trans-women-are-women\/\" title=\"NOW affirms: Trans women are women.\">supports transgender women<\/a> (biological males) playing women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-falsely-accuses-oan-of-russian-propaganda-ignores-facts-attacks\/\" title=\"MSM falsely accuses OAN of \u2018Russian propaganda\u2019, ignores facts attacks\">college basketball<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEQCsNiFvm\">pic.twitter.com\/SEQCsNiFvm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDanZak\/status\/1776641070425678157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Then, Staley responded to a question about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>transgender<\/a> players in women\u2019s college basketball specifically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the question you want to ask, I\u2019ll give you that. Yes, yes,\u201d Staley said. \u201cSo now the barnstormer people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me on one of the biggest days of our game, and I\u2019m OK with that. I really am.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Staley was referring to Sunday\u2019s game, which will determine the overall champion in women\u2019s college basketball. The Lady Gamecocks will face off against the Lady Hawkeyes of the University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iowa<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an SEC girl through and through, I vehemently say \u2018Go Hawks,&#8217;\u201d fellow NCAA athlete Riley Gaines responded on X.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you have to sip, think, stutter, you know you don\u2019t agree! This is a horrible take by a woman with a big platform for women,\u201d former Independence Community College coach Jason Brown wrote. \u201cWhat a joke we have become! Women play women! Men play men! What was so wrong with that way? Why are these people so delusional? Lord help!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you have to sip, think, stutter, you know you don\u2019t agree! This is a horrible take by a woman with a big platform for women! What a joke we have become! Women play women! Men play men! What was so wrong with that way? Why are these people so delusional? Lord help! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PkxCmHyA4V\">https:\/\/t.co\/PkxCmHyA4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coach Jason Brown (@TheRealCoach_JB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealCoach_JB\/status\/1776644816484581591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWrong Answer,\u201d author Shemeka Michelle wrote. \u201cLet\u2019s go Iowa!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are truly lost when key figures in women\u2019s sports are willing to see them destroyed,\u201d talk show host Mark Davis wrote.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, Staley was named the NCAA Coach of the Year. Meanwhile, the opposing team\u2019s star player Caitlin Clark was named Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Gamecocks are ranked first in the SEC Conference after an undefeated season. Clark\u2019s Lady Hawkeyes were ranked second in the Big Ten Conference and had a record of 15-3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent press conference, Dawn Staley, the University of South Carolina women&#8217;s basketball coach, expressed her backing for transgender athletes joining the sport. Staley&#8217;s statement came during the Lady Gamecocks&#8217; advancement to the NCAA Final Tournament, where she was asked about her views on transgender females competing in women&#8217;s sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2214489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24095773953884-1024x685.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2214488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24095773953884-1024x685.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2214489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}