Fever loss draws rallies for, against Cunningham
MINNEAPOLIS -- A crowd of critics and supporters of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender participation in women's sports gathered...
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- MINNEAPOLIS -- A crowd of critics and supporters of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender participation in women's sports gathered around and inside Target Center on Sunday as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota.
- There were fans in the stands wearing T-shirts that read, "Trans kids belong in sports." It's the third straight Fever game that drew a rally after Cunningham recently voiced support for barring transgender girls and women from girls' and women's sports in an ESPN article published last week.
- Before the game, Cunningham and Reeve held a conversation at midcourt.
- Cunningham appeared to be booed by the crowd on her first touch of the game.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A crowd of critics and supporters of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender participation in women's sports gathered around and inside Target Center on Sunday as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota. There were fans in the stands wearing T-shirts that read, "Trans kids belong in sports." It's the third straight Fever game that drew a rally after Cunningham recently voiced support for barring transgender girls and women from girls' and women's sports in an ESPN article published last week. Before the game, Cunningham and Reeve held a conversation at midcourt. Cunningham appeared to be booed by the crowd on her first touch of the game. A person using a loudspeaker repeated over and over, "Protect trans women." There were signs held up that read, "Love is truth" and, "Thank you Sophie." Cunningham said Friday in Portland that she wasn't concerned about rallies against transgender participation in women's sports becoming a distraction for the Fever. I love the people around me," Cunningham said Friday.