Sports news outlet The Athletic, which is owned by The New York Times, is proving to be inconsistent in their own belief system and principles, as they apparently aren’t too pleased with strong, independent woman, Sophie Cunningham, who plays for the Indiana Fever, stating that her takes on certain issues are “too turbulent.”
In other words, she doesn’t simply go along with groupthink and this has angered liberals who are now demanding that the Fever give Cunningham the boot. Columnist Candace Buckner starts her attack on Cunningham by laying the blame for Enes Kanter Freedom’s newfound mission to expose the hypocrisy and lunacy of the WNBA’s transgender policies and the warnings of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that these policies might also be in violation of state laws, at the superstar athlete’s feet.
“They all showed up to be part of a circus, not to enjoy a WNBA game. They attended solely to antagonize and amplify a nonexistent issue in this basketball league. All because of Sophie Cunningham,” Buckner wrote in her piece, making a reference to a previous interview where Cunningham said that she doesn’t think men pretending to be women should play in women’s sports.
According to a report from Breitbart News, Buckner then went on to say that if the Fever want to “go back to being a basketball team again,” then “Cunningham has to go.” The sports analyst then set her sights on Cunningham’s playing record, trying her best to justify her call for the rising star to be fired for more than just having the “wrong” political opinion.
“Go to Chicago, or Portland. Or maybe Toronto could use a 30-year-old unrestricted free agent who averages fewer than 8 points a game, while her latest TikTok videos are good for about 2 million views a pop. Or perhaps expansion Cleveland can take her in 2028, unless of course she hasn’t already dropped basketball entirely by then to become a professional UFC ring girl, or full-time finger-pointer,” Buckner continued.
The article pointed out that Buckner seems to have a real issue with women who refuse to do what they are told, to go along with the “official” left-wing approved narrative and think for themselves, which, ironically, is what they accuse conservatives of on a daily basis, according to conservative voters, politicians, and pundits.
“Cunningham is too combustible, her takes too turbulent to be paired with Caitlin Clark,” she said. “On the same team, it’s just too much. Clark, by her presence alone, already can’t get through a season without being thrown into gutter debates that pit White against Black; hate that appears even in the DMs of her own teammates. Cunningham, with only a few words, introduced new divisions.”
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Buckner then goes on to slam Cunningham for opposing the radical LGBT community, which is not what the basketball sensation actually did. The Fever star didn’t insult or disparage anyone. She only stated a very obvious and widespread reality that, until recent times, was accepted by practically everyone in the world: men shouldn’t play in women’s sports. Buckner’s final attack was against Cunningham, Clark, and Republicans.
“Cunningham, however, is also adored by the likes of Royce White and Kanter Freedom, a pair of has-beens who latched onto her words to crawl back into the spotlight. She’s revered by Rokita, a politician who uses his public office to stoke culture wars,” she said. “And one-hit wonder Riley, who’s made a living off playing the trans card. They aren’t fans, but agitators. They showed up because Cunningham held open the front door and let them in. The Fever need to reconsider who they let into their sacred home, including the players.”
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