Stephen A. Smith faults WNBA for opening door to political backlash
TL;DR
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith argues conservatives have leveraged the WNBA controversy, but he also blames the league’s lack of clear rules on gender eligibility, saying the door was left open for political attacks and calling for stronger league governance to prevent politicization.
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