The Guardian headlined it "Sophie Cunningham says protests over transgender sports stance are not distracting Fever". Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has addressed the demonstrations that have followed her public stance on transgender participation in womens sports, saying the attention outside games has not pulled focus from her team.
The moment has drawn reaction well beyond the arena. One piece pressed for more attention on the games themselves rather than the surrounding noise. Reason wrote: "All of this is to say that, especially for a league that's trying to sell itself as a viable entertainment offering, there aren't enough people talking about the actual product: basketball games."1 Another called for people to react with more restraint toward Cunningham, Caitlin Clark, and the league as a whole. Reason headlined it "People Have Got To Try Being Normal About Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and the WNBA".
