The suspension and fine come after Keaton allegedly called a pair of teenage Sophie Cunningham fans "f—ing insane" during a game on Tuesday, independent Seattle-based journalist Brandi Kruse told Fox News Digital.Kruse was in the arena and accompanied the girls, who were there to watch Cunningham and the Indianaa Fever take on the Storm.Cunningham addressed the incident involving Keaton in an X repost of Fox News Digital's report late Wednesday night.WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS WNBA STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM AFTER SHE SPEAKS OUT IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING WOMEN'S SPORTS"I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY.
Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men.Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.
Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe.You’ll be hearing from me soon yay for gifts.
Truly embarrassing of the co-owner.Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is," Cunningham wrote.Storm majority owner Ginny Gilder issued a statement Wednesday apologizing for the co-owner’s comments during the game."We are aware one of our co-owners made comments to two fans in attendance at last night's game.
We apologize that this happened.Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome, and we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment where every fan is treated with respect," the statement read.SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM RALLY ROCKS WNBA GAME AS 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' ACTIVISTS FACE COUNTERPROTESTTwo girls went to the game wearing XX-XY Athletics gear to celebrate Cunningham coming out in support of saving women's sports, and even got to sit court-side.
But the night took a dark turn, and now they are viral martyrs.The Storm put out an apology after a team co-owner allegedly shouted insults at the girls during the game.
Additional footage, distributed by Fox News Digital, of them in a confrontation with another fan at the game has ignited further outrage.The incident drew so much attent...