Caitlin Clark Breaks Her Silence on Sophie Cunninghams Controversial Anti-Transgender Comments
Caitlin Clark, Sophie CunninghamCredit: Soobum Im/Getty; Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via GettyNEED TO KNOWCaitlin Clark is speaking out after Sophie Cunninghams anti-transgender commentsClark told reporters that the teams focus is on basketball, and that the issue is for the league and governing bodies to do the workCunningham first voiced her opinion on the topic in an interview with ESPN last weekCaitlin Clark is speaking out for the first time amid the controversy surrounding her Indiana Fever teammate, Sophie Cunningham, regarding comments made on trans athletes in womens sports.I think its for leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions, Clark, 24, told reporters following the Indiana Fevers 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, Aug. 2.Our focus is on basketball. Thats what we talk about and how we can get wins and obviously we didnt do that tonight. So we need to find an area to improve in that way, Clark continued.The WNBA stars stance comes days after Cunningham, 29, drew both ire and support for her opinion on the matter, which she first shared with ESPN last month.I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans, Cunningham said, per ESPN. And Im like, I never once said that.Follow your favorite athletes on and off the field with PEOPLEs free sports newsletter sign up now!She continued, I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldnt have to go against biological men.Sophie CunninghamCredit: Christian Petersen/GettyOn Sunday in Minneapolis, fans wore T-shirts that read, Trans kids belong in sports, while outside the arena, other fans held up signs that read, Love is truth and Thank you Sophie.Before the game, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve sporting a Trans kids belong shirt met with Cunningham at mid-court, where they were seen speaking animatedly.Both of us understand that we have platforms and we both talked about wanting to, more than anything, educate, Reeve, 59, told reporters after the game, refusing to disclose further details about their talk. There are some things that we have in common, and maybe some things you differ on, just like any issues. I think its how you handle things. It was nice to be in person, for sure.For Cunninghams part, she maintains that her worldview is one of love.I think everyone who knows me personally, they know that Im full of love, she said on Friday, July 31. Im bubbly. I love the people around me. I love basketball. I love inspiring the next generation and doing that in a positive light.She added that it doesnt even cross my mind or her teammates as to whether her comments have been a distraction.Read the original article on People