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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) fouls New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York.
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Breanna Stewart has always seen the WNBA as an inclusive place that has served as a safe space for both its fans and the players. That’s been challenged lately. The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women should be allowed to participate in the league. There has never been such a player in the WNBA. Although the league’s collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth. There were a pair of peaceful rallies representing both sides of the transgender issue that took place before the Fever faced Stewart's New York Liberty on Saturday night. The Liberty won, 109-102.
As the WNBA goes on its FIBA World Cup break, no team has more players headed to Germany then the New York Liberty. Like the city they play in, the Liberty are an international smorgasbord with players from France, Nigeria, China, Germany, Australia, Spain, the Bahamas and the U.S. New York will have seven of them playing in the tournament that begins Sept. 4 in Berlin. The Liberty would have an eighth, but Satou Sabally is still recovering from a concussion so can’t play for Germany.
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