Can transgender women play in the WNBA? League addresses eligibility rules
No transgender woman has ever played in the WNBA. But after two former NBA players declared themselves eligible for next year's draft, the league is pushing back hard on what it calls "bad-faith" efforts to turn the issue into a fight.
TL;DR
- No transgender woman has ever competed in the WNBA.
- Two former NBA players have declared themselves eligible for next year's WNBA draft.
- The WNBA is labeling these declarations as "bad-faith" attempts to create a dispute.