ESPN's Stephen A Smith says Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve hurt WNBA with trans shirt controversy
Smith finally decides to say it, chances are the rest of the country already got there first.Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve found herself right in Smith's crosshairs after wearing a "Trans Kids Belong" T-shirt on the bench, and Stephen A. tore into her activist grandstanding.Reeve chose to wear the shirt during her first matchup against Sophie Cunningham since the Fever guard publicly defended women-only competition.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GAMEOne side sparked outrage over the "erasure" of trans rights; the other contended that preserving parity and safety in competition matters more than inclusion.Reeve made sure her message landed on one of the WNBA's biggest regular-season stages.
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Smith finally decides to say it, chances are the rest of the country already got there first.Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve found herself right in Smith's crosshairs after wearing a "Trans Kids Belong" T-shirt on the bench, and Stephen A. tore into her activist grandstanding.Reeve chose to wear the shirt during her first matchup against Sophie Cunningham since the Fever guard publicly defended women-only competition.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GAMEOne side sparked outrage over the "erasure" of trans rights; the other contended that preserving parity and safety in competition matters more than inclusion.Reeve made sure her message landed on one of the WNBA's biggest regular-season stages. But Smith wasn't buying the coincidence."And then you're going to come out with a T-shirt. No regard for the sponsors that may be put off by that.
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- Smith finally decides to say it, chances are the rest of the country already got there first.Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve found herself right in Smith's crosshairs after wearing a "Trans Kids Belong" T-shirt on the bench, and Stephen A. tore into her activist grandstanding.Reeve chose to wear the shirt during her first matchup against Sophie Cunningham since the Fever guard publicly defended women-only competition.CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GAMEOne side sparked outrage over the "erasure" of trans rights; the other contended that preserving parity and safety in competition matters more than inclusion.Reeve made sure her message landed on one of the WNBA's biggest regular-season stages.
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ESPN's Stephen A Smith says Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve hurt WNBA with trans shirt controversy
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