Rallies surround Fever-Lynx game after Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes

Rallies surround Fever-Lynx game after Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes  Toronto Star

A crowd of supporters and critics of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota

A crowd of supporters and critics of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota

The Fever-Lynx matchup put Cheryl Reeve and Sophie Cunningham on opposite sides of a debate the WNBA cannot keep calling unrelated to basketball.

The Sophie Cunningham controversy tour continues. Before the Indiana Fever face the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, a demonstration in support of the WNBA star will be held outside the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Cheryl Reeve advocates for trans athletes before Fever game  ESPN

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said, “We need to protect trans kids,” in response to recent rallies at WNBA games against transgender participation in women’s sports.

Who is Ahnaleigh Wilson? The high school athlete and Sophie Cunningham fan breaks her silence following the incident with Celeste Keaton  MARCA

Cunningham says rallies aren’t a distraction Supporters gather outside second straight game White: team wants focus to stay on basketball Sophie Cunningham says she’s unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women’s sports that have accompanied the Indiana’s Fever’s recent games are a distra

Cunningham addressed whether the attention surrounding her recent comments has become a distraction for Indiana.

A few dozen gathered outside Portland's Moda Center in support of Cunningham on Friday, marking the second straight game that happened.

Sophie Cunningham says she’s not concerned about being a distraction for the Fever  AP News

The debate over transgender athletes has overtaken the WNBA after a co-owner of the Seattle Storm was fined for her heated exchange with fans of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Cunningham is known for her stance against trans athletes in women's sports.