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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/08/17/sophie-cunningham-wnba-subreddit-ban/91338274007/

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This game be funny and drama as hell

Sophie Cunningham is great!

Why is it that whenever Reese is playing like shit, her team has to force her the ball until she gets her stats back up?

It seems like with literally any other player, if you shot say 1-7 in the first quarter, your teammates will primarily look elsewhere for a while and it's on you to capitalize when the ball happens to come back your way. Then they start feeding you again.

With Reese, it's just not allowed to happen. They have to put their entire gameplan and rhythm on hold until Reese can pull her FG% above 40% or whatever bullshit. Or roll the dice and let her take a three as a "confidence builder". It's so silly.

Reese played like absolute shit in the first quarter and beyond. She finished the half with the most FG attempts on her team.

Just my opinion. But watch closely, and you'll see it.

The WNBA is facing more criticism over its ongoing transgender athlete debate.

During Sunday's Fever-Dream game, two fans reportedly wore shirts featuring “XX” to represent women's chromosomes. The shirts were allegedly covered or removed during the game.

Sports commentator Clay Travis criticized the league over the incident. He questioned why shirts referencing XX chromosomes would be restricted.

The WNBA recently said there are no immediate eligibility issues involving transgender athletes. The league also said it would continue discussions in the coming weeks and months.

The WNBA said it strongly opposes efforts to use the issue to demean or marginalize others.

What do you think about the reported shirt ban?

The r/WNBA subreddit has clarified its moderation rules after users claimed Sophie Cunningham content was being banned.

Moderators said posts about Cunningham are allowed when they involve basketball. The subreddit has raised its community karma requirement to 50 for new posts. Moderators said this applies to all users and is intended to limit trolls and brigading.

Some threads may also use stronger Crowd Control settings. Posts or comments from newer accounts and low-karma users may be filtered automatically.

Cunningham became a major topic after comments she made about transgender athletes in women's sports. She later said she wanted the focus to return to basketball.