{"id":2645110,"date":"2026-08-14T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-suddenly-needs-time-to-evaluate-men-competing-but-the-league-wasnt-confused-in-this-resurfaced-post\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:21:05","slug":"wnba-suddenly-needs-time-to-evaluate-men-competing-but-the-league-wasnt-confused-in-this-resurfaced-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-suddenly-needs-time-to-evaluate-men-competing-but-the-league-wasnt-confused-in-this-resurfaced-post\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Suddenly Needs Time to Evaluate Men Competing, But the League Wasn&#8217;t Confused in This Resurfaced Post"},"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\">34<\/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-suddenly-needs-time-to-evaluate-men-competing-but-the-league-wasnt-confused-in-this-resurfaced-post%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=2645110&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>This content discusses the controversy surrounding the WNBA&#8217;s stance and policies on transgender athletes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-department-of-education-to-stop-secret-gender-transitions-for-students-after-12-year-olds-suicide-attempt\/\" title=\"Republicans Urge Depart...t Of Education To Stop Secret Gender Transitions For Students After 12-Year-Old\u2019s Suicide Attempt\">gender identity issues<\/a>. It highlights how the league&#8217;s social media history shows support for transgender athletes and reflects biases against customary views of women in sports. The article mentions recent debates about whether men should be allowed to compete against women, with some league statements and actions indicating an ongoing struggle to define eligibility criteria, especially regarding gender identity. Critics argue that the league prioritizes appeasing activist factions over protecting women&#8217;s sports, suggesting that its historical support for transgender inclusion conflicts with its stated policies that specify only women are eligible to play. The piece includes reactions from activists and critics who claim that the league&#8217;s actions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-defends-spa-member-who-erupted-after-she-said-transgender-exposed-penis-in-front-of-little-girls\/\" title=\"... Defends Spa Member Who Erupted After She Said Transgender Exposed Penis In Front Of Little Girls\">social media support<\/a> for transgender athletes demonstrate a bias that undermines women&#8217;s sports and ambitions to uphold traditional gender distinctions.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>As the WNBA tries to fathom what the \u201cW\u201d in their own name stands for, its own past statements on social media are revealing the entity\u2019s biases against their own athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The league was dropped into the middle of the debate over whether men should take away athletic opportunities for women when Indiana Fever star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sophie-cunningham-doubles-common-sense-trans-comments-confronted-wnba-media-said-said\/\">Sophie Cunningham<\/a> said it was unfair for males to compete against females. A counter-attack erupted within the league as coaches and players fired back by spewing the liberal orthodoxy that mediocre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-head-coach-protests-sophie-cunningham-trans-kids-shirt-game\/\">transgender<\/a> athletes need a place to win awards.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA\u2019s 2026 collective bargaining agreement says, \u201conly players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But there is no definition of women in the policy, and the issue of men playing in the WNBA by saying they identify as female is not discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA was not allowed to simply let the issue fade after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-former-nba-player-declares-wnba-draft-controversy-escalates\/\">two former male NBA players<\/a> said they want to be selected in the 2027 draft given the lack of any barriers in the league\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p>Buffeted by the winds of controversy, the league sought refuge in the traditional remedies of meetings, task forces, and PR statements.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, after a WNBA task force kicked the issue of letting men into the league down the road, a statement emerged, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49586227\/fever-white-rips-critics-says-always-stand-players\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s meeting covered a wide range of topics, including ongoing discussions on transgender athletes and the continued hate and vitriol directed at players online. We will continue to engage all league stakeholders in the coming weeks and months,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will approach these important conversations thoughtfully and in alignment with the values of our league. There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA was denied the ability to proclaim neutrality when its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media history yielded past support<\/a> for transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The WNBA has supported men taking opportunities from women since at least 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Enes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EnesFreedom?\">@EnesFreedom<\/a> is no different. Let them play! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hthRpI9Ltf\">https:\/\/t.co\/hthRpI9Ltf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/2088017080566067491?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A June 2021 genuflection to the liberal altar of so-called \u201cPride Month\u201d saw the WNBA issue a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA\/status\/1400210304693321733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> gushing over Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller, a pair of men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/2026\/07\/21\/her-story-became-fuel-for-online-outrage-how-this-ct-transgender-athlete-stayed-positive-and-moved-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">competing as women<\/a> who were dominating high school events against actual girls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The WNBA says it needs \u201cweeks and months\u201d to figure out who gets to compete in girl\u2019s and women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the league wasn\u2019t confused at all. It celebrated two males who stole multiple state titles and records from girls.<\/p>\n<p>The league already told us where it stands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pdm8MDP8aE\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pdm8MDP8aE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealDanZak\/status\/2087954339822215505?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WNBA has supported men taking opportunities from women since at least 2021,\u201d Riley Gaines, an activist who supports opportunities for women in sports, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/2088017080566067491\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WNBA says it needs \u2018weeks and months\u2019 to figure out who gets to compete in girl\u2019s and women\u2019s sports. In 2021, the league wasn\u2019t confused at all. It celebrated two males who stole multiple state titles and records from girls. The league already told us where it stands,\u201d Outkick reporter Dan Zaksheske <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealDanZak\/status\/2087954339822215505\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another user noted that to him, the league\u2019s history makes it clear they would rather appease the left than do what is right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is why the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WNBA?\">@WNBA<\/a> doesn\u2019t know what the W means in WNBA. This is why they ignored the issue; they didn\u2019t want to offend their activist fans. They rather protect the feelings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-wapo-eunuch-dana-milbank-claims-biden-media-coverage-worse-than-trumps\/\" title=\"Nolte: Wapo Eunuch Dana Milbank Claims Biden Media Coverage Worse than Trump&#039;s\">mentally ill men<\/a> than the women of their own league. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7eGAY70WC\">https:\/\/t.co\/I7eGAY70WC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vasilias Christos (@VasiliasChristo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VasiliasChristo\/status\/2088023574816677938?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why the @WNBA doesn\u2019t know what the W means in WNBA. This is why they ignored the issue; they didn\u2019t want to offend their activist fans. 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