There’s a common stereotype that women struggle with decision-making, and the WNBA inadvertently fueled that notion on Wednesday. Following lengthy discussions about eligibility criteria for their league, they reached no clear conclusion.
Absolutely zilch, nada.
Instead of arriving at a decision, the league chose to address critics, particularly those questioning the inclusion of men in women’s sports, a debate that feels intuitively absurd to many.
Now, before accusations of sexism fly, let me clarify—there’s humor in this. As a husband and father of daughters, I’ve earned the privilege to make light-hearted jokes. My wife is decisively assertive—a fact to which our couch can attest when I’m exiled there for my quirks.
But in all seriousness, after hours spent deliberating transgender athlete participation, producing no outcomes just seems like a missed opportunity.
To wit:
The WNBA had meetings on what a woman is and announced they would continue those meetings — without making any decisions on what a woman is — but they attacked the “hate and vitriol” online and “bad faith efforts” to “demean or marginalize others.” So perfect. pic.twitter.com/DBULVCLVWo
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 13, 2026
As we’ve reported, the women’s league has been put on notice by former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White that it’s time for them to put up or shut up on the issue. By declaring their intentions to play in the Association, the testosterone-fueled pair is attempting to force a long-overdue reckoning in sports: are you just all about vapid woke messaging, or do you mean what you say? Are you really for an all-encompassing inclusivity, or only when it suits your left-wing worldview?
Grow a pair and take a stand.
Hint: I’m guessing there’s not a single female in the WNBA — whether player or executive — who’s excited about the prospect of facing the 6-foot-10, heavily muscled Kanter Freedom. But they don’t have the, um, guts to say it.
Let “The Transition” to the @WNBA begin.
Rules Are Rules!#LetFreedomPlay pic.twitter.com/EWWjrl7DaL
— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 11, 2026
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As I wrote Wednesday, the various and sundry controversies crowding the unpopular league might actually be good for them in the moment, because not a whole lot of people were paying attention to them beforehand. That being said, controversy and idiocy can only keep you in the headlines for so long, and at some point you have to put forth a product that people are actually interested in.
The league’s latest wishy-washy statement, which only hates on those who would dare to call out their hypocrisy yet comes up with exactly zero answers of their own, only adds to the appearance of an Association that is a toxic brew of extremism, intolerance, and hypocrisy.
Good luck going forward, ladies.
Checkmate:
The @WNBA says a woman is anyone who claims to be one.
So if I say I’m a woman, you have to accept it.
Those are the rules the #WNBA created.
Why does anyone get to decide whose journey is real and whose isn’t?
Who gets to judge?
Rules Are Rules!#LetFreedomPlay pic.twitter.com/aDY1YElaaz
— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 12, 2026
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