NCAA women’s basketball champion coach Dawn Staley said she believes people who identify as women should be able to play basketball against biological women.
just a few days ago win the national championship In a matchup against Iowa’s iconic team, South Carolina coach Staley was asked by a reporter if he thought men who identify as women should be allowed to play women’s basketball. .
“You just talked about how this is a big weekend for women’s basketball and women’s sports in general. One of the major issues facing women’s sports is transgender athletes, It is a topic of discussion/debate regarding biological males,” Outkick said. Dan Zaksheske.
“I was wondering if you could tell me where you stand on that issue.”
“Damn, you got me deep, didn’t you?” Staley began. After a pause during her pregnancy, the coach said: “I’m of the opinion that women should play. If you identify as a woman and want to play sports, or vice versa, you should be able to do it.” he said. Please play. That’s my opinion. ”
“Do you want it to be deeper?” Mr. Staley asked the reporter.
“Do you think transgender women should be able to participate?” Zaksheske specified.
“Is that the question you want to ask? I’ll answer. Yes, yes. So now a storm of people floods my timeline and distracts me on the biggest day of our game. It will happen, and that’s fine, it really is.”
Staley’s even more controversial comments apparently didn’t get through to her team, as the University of South Carolina won the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with an 87-75 victory.
Many viewers who disagreed with the coach ideologically said they could have allowed her to dodge the question all together, given the timing.
“In fact, I had no problem with her refusing to respond in that moment,” the NBA player said. Jonathan Isaac. “Yes, this is an important topic and issue, but this will definitely derail the focus of her team and organization to some degree, and it will be a billion times bigger if her answer is no.” “I see her grappling with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Unfortunately, we’re here. It’s a tough situation for everyone, regardless of their beliefs,” the Orlando Magic player added.
“Any healthy person would conclude that men shouldn’t play women’s sports, but at the same time there is also a time and a place to ask these kinds of questions,” the sports analyst said. gary sheffield jr. he told Blaze News.
“At a time when sports are at their peak, you can’t say Mr. Obama divided the country by asking women’s coaches gender questions,” he added.
Staley is a highly decorated basketball coach who played at the collegiate level at the University of Virginia and in the WNBA from 1999 to 2006.
In addition to coaching in the NCAA for more than 15 years, the 53-year-old won a gold medal as coach of the U.S. women’s basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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