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Jul 31, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) walks off the court after registering a triple double in a game against the Portland Fire at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham comments on transgender athletes participating in sports have sparked intense debate on whether it’s fair for transgender girls to compete in sports with and against other girls.
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” she told ESPN. “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.”
In the aftermath of her comments, which led to responses from just about everyone imaginable, including a statement from the White House, many people awaited Cunnningham’s superstar teammate Caitlin Clark’s take on the matter.
After weeks of not speaking to the media, Clark finally appeared before reporters and journalists on Sunday, but kept the focus squarely on basketball rather than embracing debate.
“I think, for us, it’s not really a discussion we really have in our locker room,” Clark responded after being asked about the subject following a loss to the Minnesota Lynx. “I think it’s for leagues and the governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions, but our focus is on basketball. That’s what we talk about and how we can get wins, and, obviously, we didn’t do that tonight.”
Many people were critical of Clark not taking a stance on the controversial topic, and among them was conservative pundit Megyn Kelly, who called Clark a “coward” for not taking a stance.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was quick to jump to Clark’s defense.
“Absolute moron/idiot to call Caitlin a coward for this answer,” he posted on X. “1st of all you don’t even know how she feels on this issue and more importantly she doesn’t owe it to you or anybody else to be your political talking point. She just wants to play ball. Total coward cheap shot to call her a coward for not being your puppet.”
Now, Kelly has fired back.
“Why don’t you sit this one out since you didn’t even have any idea today ‘how big a problem’ this is. (Hint: UCLA Law estimates over 120k trans athletes at the HS level.) Understand this however: if it were your daughter suffering brain damage from a boy posing as a girl, you wouldn’t care how many others there were. One is too many. But watch my show today bc I actually answered your Q civilly and respectfully, unlike your behavior here.
Knowing Portnoy’s penchant for getting in the mix, it probably won’t be long before he loudly and publicly repsonds.
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