In July, ESPN published a profile of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, and one quote altered the course of the 2026 WNBA season. “I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans,” Cunningham said. “And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.
Source: [Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wnba-transgender-athlete-discourse-exposed-143054074.html)