{"id":20958,"date":"2026-07-24T14:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20958"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:47:09","slug":"sophie-cunningham-sends-message-to-her-haters-after-saying-men-dont-belong-in-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20958","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham sends message to her haters after saying men don’t belong in women’s sports"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sophie Cunningham STANDS UP For Women Amidst WNBA Attacks | Don’t @ Me w\/Dan Dakich<\/h4>\n

Sophie Cunningham drops unfiltered thoughts defending women\u2019s athletics, setting off a massive media firestorm. From ESPN\u2019s hot takes to the WNBA media\u2019s fierce reaction, Dan breaks down why Cunningham is quickly becoming the most talked-about face in the league\u2014and why she is completely embracing the backlash. Plus, Caitlin Clark makes waves by declining the 3-Point Contest at WNBA All-Star Weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sophie Cunningham said what she said<\/i>libs. Quit complaining about it. Quit asking her about it. Quit crying over it.<\/p>\n

The WNBA’s biggest star right now told ESPN earlier this week that she didn’t think men should be in women’s sports (novel concept!), and she’s not backing down.<\/p>\n

First, she doubled <\/i>down before Wednesday’s game against the Sun, telling a giant group of reporters who grilled her for FOUR MINUTES on her comments that she “said what I said” and believed it was “kind of common sense.”<\/p>\n

SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM DOUBLES DOWN AHEAD OF SUN GAME AFTER ESPN PROFILE STIRS CONTROVERSY: ‘I SAID WHAT I SAID’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, Cunningham took to her Instagram to reiterate her beliefs, sending a blunt message to the haters with a simple “I said what I said” and a saluting emoji.<\/p>\n

What a patriot:<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham is the WNBA’s most marketable player<\/h2>\n

I’ve said it a billion times this season, and I’m now more sure than ever …<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham is the most <\/i>marketable player in the WNBA right now. Not Caitlin Clark. Not Angel Reese. Not that one girl who we traded for from Russia.<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n

LEXIE HULL AND SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM TEAM UP ON A CALIFORNIA BEACH FOR SOME ‘MUCH NEEDED R&R’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham smiles after falling Friday, May 15, 2026, during the second half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Washington Mystics defeated the Indiana Fever in overtime, 104-102.<\/span> (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

She’s authentic. She’s SANE. She’s good at basketball. Yes, she’s attractive. Marketing folks like that, too. But she’s also fearless in what she says, and what she does.<\/p>\n

That resonates so much with America right now, especially the sane part of the country that has to listen to the nonsense day in and day out.<\/p>\n

Nonsense like all the lefty sports media outlets and journalists FREAKING out because Sophie Cunningham told ESPN men don’t belong in women’s locker rooms.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham reacts after scoring during the second half of a WNBA game against the Seattle Storm on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/span> (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,'” Cunningham told the outlet. “I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.<\/p>\n

“I’m very much in the middle. I agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides. And that’s all I’ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.”<\/p>\n

That’s what folks are furious about right now. Seriously. That’s all Sophie Cunningham said, and it let to a an absolute GRILLING before Wednesday’s game.<\/p>\n

Look at this. Look at these people:<\/p>\n

My God. Just amazing. These people are truly amazing. I can’t believe they exist in real life.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyway, Cunningham wasn’t fazed, clearly. She took it all in stride, and has since doubled \u2014 and tripled \u2014 down on her comments.<\/p>\n

What a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n

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Zach Dean is a writer for OutKick. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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