Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase weighs in on transgender athlete debate: ‘Sports is about belonging’‎

With Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham’s comments that she wants to protect “young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” the conversation around the political hot-button issue has landed at the WNBA’s doorstep. While only 1% of the U.S. population identifies as transgender and there were, as of 2024, fewer than…