WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, a teammate of Caitlin Clark on the Indiana Fever, has spoken publicly for the first time about the debate over transgender athletes competing in women's sports. In an interview with ESPN, Cunningham voiced support for protecting girls and women from having to compete against "biological men," aligning herself with the broader "Save Women's Sports" movement that has gained traction in US sport and politics.

The comments come after the US Supreme Court issued a ruling seen as a win for that movement, and follow a separate row in which former swimmer Riley Gaines and gymnast MyKayla Skinner publicly responded to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who had criticised Gaines on social media over the same issue. The article, sourced from Fox News's OutKick, does not detail further specifics of Cunningham's remarks.