WNBA Task Force Delays Eligibility Call for Weeks After 2 Ex-NBA Players Press Draft Debate
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
WNBA Task Force Delays Eligibility Call for Weeks After 2 Ex-NBA Players Press Draft Debate
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
Summary
Days of WNBA task-force meetings ended without a definition of who qualifies as a woman under league eligibility rules, with the league saying talks will continue for "weeks and months."
The impasse follows a month of controversy after Sophie Cunningham said girls should be protected in locker rooms and after former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declared for the draft.
The league said there are no immediate eligibility cases affecting the WNBA, while condemning what it called bad-faith efforts to use the issue to demean or marginalize others.
The dispute leaves the WNBA still without a public transgender-athlete policy even though its collective bargaining agreement says only players who are women are eligible.