Sophie Cunningham put on her big girl pants and hard hat, and ventured into Canada for the first time in her life Tuesday night.
That’s right. Canada. More specifically, Toronto. What a patriot!
It can be the Wild Wild West when you go North of the Border. I love Canadians. Nicest people in the world. But, still, you never know what you’re gonna get up there when it comes to politics.
Anyway, Cunningham was mercilessly booed every time she touched the basketball in Tuesday’s game — presumably because she said men don’t belong in girls’ locker rooms — and responded by hitting all three 3-pointers she took, helping the Fever to a 101-95 win.
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After the game, she made it a point to shout out the Tempo crowd — unprompted. Instead of crying about it, she embraced it.
What a breath of fresh air:
Another win for Sophie Cunningham
“I want to shout out the Tempo crowd and the city,” she said. “We’ve had so much fun. The crowd was absolutely amazing. I think that’s what sports is all about. You’re going to get boos and you’re going to get cheers.”
Cunningham also had some … interesting … comments directly after the final buzzer:
“The Big Three are going to do their thing every night,” she said. “Like I said, I’m just gonna come, have some fun, maybe inspire some young girls to come beat me one day.”
She’s just such a normal person, and that’s becoming increasingly rare in today’s world — especially when you’re talking about the WNBA.
Don’t think I didn’t notice that little smirk right after she said that, either. I noticed. We all noticed.
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Back to the crowd …
It is amazing that they were apparently so offended by what Cunningham said, that they felt the need to boo her on every play. Again, just to put that into the proper context, here’s what Sophie told ESPN a month ago that started this whole mess:
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
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That’s it! That’s why the Tempo crowd booed Sophie Cunningham every time she touched the ball last night. That’s why the Minnesota coach wore a “Trans Kids Belong” shirt last month when the Lynx played the Fever.
Because Sophie Cunningham said she wanted to protect young girls in a locker room.
Amazing. What a time to be alive.
Take your boo-birds and shove it, Toronto! Sophie has another three to drill.
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