WNBA star says she would welcome a trans player to her team, and then says something even dumber

A resurfaced clip from May has drawn renewed attention after Golden State Valkyries player Gabby Williams said she would welcome a transgender athlete onto her team or an opposing side, describing the inclusion of trans players in the WNBA as "not a problem in the world". The comments, made amid ongoing debate about transgender participation in women's sports, prompted a strongly critical response from a Fox News/Outkick sports commentator, who argued that trans inclusion in female sport is a significant and contentious issue rather than a non-issue.

The commentary piece cites several other recent cases as evidence of the broader controversy, including high school athlete AB Hernandez's run of wins in California, Becky Pepper-Jackson's state title win in West Virginia, volleyball player Blaire Fleming at San José State University, boxer Imane Khelif's Olympic participation, and reports that the brother of Olympian Alysa Liu competes as a transgender athlete in California track and field and basketball. The Valkyries themselves currently hold a 21-9 record, the third-best in the WNBA, without a transgender player on their roster.