WNBA Coaches Slam ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Movement As Tensions Flare Outside Arena

Two WNBA coaches took aim at fans who rallied on Wednesday to protect women’s sports, slamming the growing “Save Women’s Sports” movement as nothing more than political noise.

Ahead of Wednesday’s showdown between the Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries at the Chase Center, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve brushed off a rally supporting female athletes, labeling the movement a mere “talking point that people are buying into.” Reeve, who donned a “trans kids belong” shirt on the sidelines earlier this month, called for further education and insisted the issue shouldn’t be used to marginalize a community.

Not to be outdone, Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase took her own swing at the rallygoers, taking to the podium to preach that there is “too much hate speech” in sports today and urging people to “lead with love.”

The coaches’ pregame comments served as the backdrop for a chaotic scene outside the Chase Center, where a small group of peaceful women’s rights advocates found themselves encircled by an aggressive, chanting mob of pro-trans counter-protesters.

Family rights attorney Erin Friday told Fox News, “We were outside of this Chase Center holding signs peacefully. There were about eight to nine women, majority are lesbians, majority are Democrats or former Democrats, and the crowd came by us yelling profanities, telling us to get out.”

Arianne Gieringer, vice president of LGB Alliance USA and a lifelong Bay Area native, revealed that an aggressive protester screamed that she “didn’t belong” in the city.

Arena security stepped in to keep the peace, forcing activists to ditch their signs before heading inside to watch the Lynx beat the Valkyries 77-66.

The San Francisco circus was just the latest explosion in a wild culture war tearing through the league. Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham ruffled trans advocates’ feathers by boldly declaring that biological males have no business in female locker rooms or athletics. Cunningham’s straight-shooting stance sparked nationwide “Save Women’s Sports” rallies outside arenas from Seattle to Atlanta.

Fever head coach Stephanie White recently flew off the handle in an unhinged, expletive-laden tirade, telling online critics to “go to hell” after being torched for failing to react when Cunningham was hard-fouled and left bleeding by Chicago’s DiJonai Carrington. Meanwhile, ESPN commentators have used live broadcasts to hype up Coach Reeve’s leftist talking points.

Despite the hostility from league leadership and screaming mobs on the street, the “Save Women’s Sports” movement isn’t backing down. With demonstrations popping up at nearly a dozen games in less than a month, fans are making it crystal clear that the real battle in the WNBA is happening far beyond the court.