Val Whiting, a former WNBA player and two-time national champion at Stanford University, clarified her position on transgender women’s sports participation Saturday night.
After South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley was asked about the issue earlier in the day as the team prepared for the national championship game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Whiting I expressed my opinion on the matter.
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Val Whiting-Raymond of the Minnesota Lynx prepares to shoot free throws against the Mystics at MCI Center in Washington, D.C. (Doug Pensinger/All Sports)
“While many of our basketball sisters feel otherwise, trans women do not belong in women’s sports,” Whiting wrote. “It’s not fair or safe for biological women. To allow trans women to compete in competition, we need other solutions besides having them compete against biological women.”
Whiting played in the American Basketball League and the Women’s National Basketball League before the WNBA was formed. She then played for the Detroit Shock and Minnesota Lynx.
She played around the same time as Staley. The Basketball Hall of Famer played for the Charlotte Sting. Staley played over seven seasons with the Sting and then briefly played with the Houston Comets.
Val Whiting-Raymond of the Minnesota Lynx attempts to shoot Nicky McCrimmon of the Sparks at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Elliott Schechter/All Sports)
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Dan Zaksheske of OutKick during a press conference I asked Staley his thoughts. Regarding the inflammatory issue in the United States
“I think if you’re a woman, you should be able to play. If you consider yourself a woman and want to play sports, or vice versa, you should be able to play. That’s my opinion. .You want to.’ Can we go deeper? ” she said.
When asked, “Do you think transgender women should be able to participate in women’s college basketball?” Staley answered, “Yes.”
South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 5, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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“That’s the question you want to ask. I’ll answer. Yes, yes. So now Barnstormer people flood my timeline and interrupt me on the biggest day of our game. I’m going to, and I’m fine with that, I really am,” she added.
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