A coach of women’s basketball claims she lacks the science knowledge to decide if men belong in it.
“Exclusion is never the answer” is the safest corporate line available.
Player said the quiet part out loud. Coach hid behind “not educated enough.”
Deeper conversations is code for never answering the question.
The Indiana Fever coach says she “isn’t educated enough from a scientific standpoint” to say if men should be able to play women’s sports after Sophie Cunningham’s statements on keeping men out of the WNBA
Let’s put Jokic and Luka on the team and find out pic.twitter.com/ltUJI9OfNi
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 1, 2026
IndyStar on Stephanie White comments (July 31 2026): https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2026/07/31/fevers-stephanie-white-fires-alex-sarama-addressed-transgender-athletes/91131100007/
IndyStar on Sophie Cunningham comments (July 22 2026): https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2026/07/22/indiana-fever-sophie-cunningham-protecting-womens-sports-reaction-title-ix-transgender-athletes/91017031007/