{"id":2641280,"date":"2026-08-06T08:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-trans-nightmare-worsens-63-man-wants-to-join-steven-a-smith-blasts-league-teams-dared-to-play-high-school-boys-with-10m-prize\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:03:42","slug":"wnba-trans-nightmare-worsens-63-man-wants-to-join-steven-a-smith-blasts-league-teams-dared-to-play-high-school-boys-with-10m-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-trans-nightmare-worsens-63-man-wants-to-join-steven-a-smith-blasts-league-teams-dared-to-play-high-school-boys-with-10m-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Trans Nightmare Worsens: 6&#8217;3&#8243; Man Wants to Join, Steven A. Smith Blasts League, Teams Dared to Play High School Boys with $10m Prize"},"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\">48<\/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%2Fwnba-trans-nightmare-worsens-63-man-wants-to-join-steven-a-smith-blasts-league-teams-dared-to-play-high-school-boys-with-10m-prize%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=2641280&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>The WNBA is experiencing controversy over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >transgender athlete participation adn related political activism<\/a>. Recent events include Caitlin Clark-related disputes, a player named Sophie Cunningham protesting men in women\u2019s sports, and coaches like Cheryl Reeve wearing politically charged shirts. Critics such as Stephen A. Smith oppose these stances, arguing that they undermine fairness in women\u2019s sports. Simultaneously occurring, transgender French basketball player Julie T\u00e9tart, aged 34, has achieved extraordinary stats in France\u2019s Ligue 2 and dreams of playing in the WNBA, though some debate the fairness due to biological advantages. Prominent personalities and media figures question the impact of such policies, with some suggesting the league&#8217;s focus on political issues may hinder its growth and popularity.these debates highlight tensions between inclusion, fairness, and the league\u2019s commercial success.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The WNBA is proving that it\u2019s the league that can\u2019t get out of its own way.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off a series of Caitlin Clark-related controversies which have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usa-today-writer-apologizes-inartful-comparison-caitlin-clark-emmett-till-murder-claims-didnt-get-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">odor of racist violence<\/a> about them, Clark\u2019s Indiana Fever teammate, Sophie Cunningham, is being berated because she believes men are men and women are women, and furthermore that men don\u2019t belong in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Wokeistas in the WNBA came out in force, including Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, who wore a shirt in the Lynx\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-camera-catches-animated-meeting-sophie-cunningham-trans-activist-coach-opposing-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent game against the Fever<\/a> which read \u201cTrans Kids Belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DISGUSTING: Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wears a \u201cTrans Kids Belong\u201d shirt as her team faces the Indiana Fever.<\/p>\n<p>Patriots rallied both outside and inside the arena today in support of Fever star Sophie Cunningham, who came out against men competing in women\u2019s sports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/loVzhvQb0T\">pic.twitter.com\/loVzhvQb0T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fitzgerald Kennedy John Jr (@FitzgeraldJr17) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FitzgeraldJr17\/status\/2084158955077452278?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, not only did that get ridiculed by sports pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espns-stephen-smith-calls-trump-upgrade-biden-days-blaming-nba-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a>, it might also get put to the test by a 6\u20193\u2033 man who identifies as a woman, has been lighting up French women\u2019s basketball, and says he wants to play in the WNBA someday.<\/p>\n<p>Julie T\u00e9tart is 34, usually the age when most athletes are thinking about hanging up their cleats. However, he\u2019s been dominating France\u2019s Ligue 2 \u2014 the second-tier in women\u2019s basketball \u2014 leading in both scoring and rebounding.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Social media users are calling on a WNBA team to sign transgender French basketball player Julie T\u00e9tart, who averages 21 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e9tart, who came out as trans in 2021, is a 6\u20193\u201d machine, averaging 20 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e9tart led France\u2019s \u2018Ligue 2\u2019 in scoring and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7FN8Bs8HU\">pic.twitter.com\/R7FN8Bs8HU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2084733532472324281?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And despite playing in a woke country, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/wnba\/article-16028983\/trans-basketball-julie-tetart-wnba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported that \u201cTetart\u2019s stellar statistical season drew mixed reactions in France.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedia and fan uproar ensued after [he] was bypassed for Ligue 2 MVP honors, though [he] was ultimately recognized as Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Domestic Player of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e9tart, who began identifying as female in 2021, says he dreams of playing in the WNBA, although he acknowledged he has a long ways to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they contact me, I won\u2019t say no. But you have to be realistic: I\u2019m old, and there are far better players than me!\u201d he said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/french-trans-scoring-machine-julie-tetart-wnba-ready-inclusive-league-called\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutKick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, he averaged 21 points and 20 rebounds a game for a Monaco club team, which are insane statistics for a 34-year-old until you factor in the biological advantage.<\/p>\n<p>And while the folks on ESPN\u2019s broadcast team talks up trans rights in women\u2019s sports, network pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espns-stephen-smith-says-post-lebron-lakers-cant-win-race-three-top-players-white-dudes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a> ain\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLadies and gentlemen, at some point in time, there has to be the return of common sense. This is not about preaching hate. Nobody is supporting that,\u201d Smith said on his YouTube show, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sport\/wnba\/article-16028747\/stephen-smith-cheryl-reeve-trans-shirt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about looking at people who are trans and hating on them or wanting denied this them denied their civil rights and civil liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, as for the coach who pulled the stunt: \u201cYou are Cheryl Reeve. The head coach of the Minnesota Lynx. That is an irresponsible thing to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are a coach for a female basketball team. Do you not think that the females are being screwed over if they have to compete against an individual born as a male? What are you talking about? You trying to tell me that a college player, for the men\u2019s, should transition to a woman and be allowed to play in the WNBA or on a collegiate level to a women\u2019s college program? What the hell are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stephen A. Smith went OFF on Minnesota Lynx head Coach Cheryl Reeve for wearing a \u201cTrans Kids Belong\u201d shirt before the game against the Indiana Fevers &#038; affecting the WNBA brand after Sophie Cunningham said Trans people don\u2019t belong in women\u2019s sports \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are Cheryl Reeve,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/snegbXDN8k\">pic.twitter.com\/snegbXDN8k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Slime\ud83d\udc0d (@ItsKingSlime) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ItsKingSlime\/status\/2084732850780160393?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this, of course, isn\u2019t even counting OutKick\u2019s Clay Travis offering $10 million for the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA champion, to play a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-civilization-depends-on-the-strength-of-men\/\" title=\"Why Civilization Depends On The Strength Of ...\">high school boys\u2019 team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">$10 million challenge to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA?\">@wnba<\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LVAces?\">@LVAces<\/a>. If they beat a high school boy\u2019s state champion of my choice they get $10 million. Game on pay per view, all proceeds to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tunnel2Towers?\">@Tunnel2Towers<\/a>. Would be most watched &#038; most lucrative basketball game in history! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwcxVorN8X\">pic.twitter.com\/jwcxVorN8X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2084375280827675122?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not taking the bait for a very good reason: They\u2019d lose.<\/p>\n<p>The trans issue is a losing issue for politicians, and they don\u2019t even run sports leagues. The WNBA, meanwhile, seems to believe that it\u2019s subsidized propaganda for woke causes, especially in the LGBT realm. And just as people were getting interested in the league, too. It\u2019s like they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-owner-curses-teenage-sophie-cunningham-supporters-bringing-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don\u2019t even want the success<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA has its best chance for popularity and even greatness since its founding, and the league is wasting it all because it wants to be politically correct. 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