Riley Gaines Blasts WNBA Over 1 Seattle Sign Incident as Sophie Cunningham Row Deepens
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 31
Riley Gaines Blasts WNBA Over 1 Seattle Sign Incident as Sophie Cunningham Row Deepens
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 31
Summary
Riley Gaines said on her podcast that the WNBA is "hellbent" on activism after girls were allegedly heckled at a Seattle game for holding signs backing Sophie Cunningham and women’s sports.
Gaines framed the episode as fallout from Cunningham’s support for keeping biological men out of women’s sports, arguing the league now faces a choice between operating as a basketball league or an activist organization.
She also pointed to the optics of adults — including, she said, a team owner — yelling at teenage girls, calling it a sign of a broader social problem beyond the WNBA.
The dispute adds to a widening culture-war fight around women’s sports, with Cunningham’s stance and the reaction to her supporters becoming a flashpoint inside the league.