Discussion on WNBA Eligibility Rules
They're not gonna, they're, you, do you actually think the WN-
and sources were
telling various media outlets today that they've essentially
decided you and Royce cannot play in the WNBA.
You will not be eligible, and they're gonna say-
Mm
... something about the stu- publi- it's a publicity stunt.
Right, right, right.
You're not really a trans woman. Are you a trans woman?
Well, I wanna make this very clear, it's very easy.
Are you a trans woman?
Uh, listen,
Section 13, right? Uh, Article 13, Section 1
says if you i- identify as a woman, then you're allowed to play.
So you are identifying-
Sure
... as a woman tonight?
I identify as a woman, sure, yes.
Okay.
So I can play.
Um-
But they're never gonna let you play.
Why not? I mean, that's the rule, that's the rule that they put,
and I'm just
following the rules. If they ever come out and say, "Okay,
we are changing the
rules," I respect their decision.
I will, you know, uh, follow the rules.
But right now, if you identify as a woman, you're allowed to play, and I am
identifying as a woman, and I am, I should be allowed to play. That's it.
You said Sophie Cunningham-
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