Sophie Cunningham rips Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton for leaving teen girls in tears amid controversy: Truly embarrassing

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has spoken out after two teenage fans claimed Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton berated them as “f—ing insane” over a sign supporting the WNBA star.Cunningham described Keaton’s actions inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Tuesday night as “truly embarrassing” while praising the young fans for “standing up for what they believe.”“I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY,” she wrote on X on Wednesday night.“Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men.Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.”She also praised the two girls, adding: “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.”The two girls were sitting courtside and holding a sign reading, “Thank you, Sophie for speaking up for girls!” when Keaton confronted the duo during the Storm’s 105-95 loss to the Fever.Keaton allegedly told the girls that “Jesus loves everyone” when they voiced their support for Cunningham’s comments opposing transgender women competing in women’s sports, the teens told Brandi Kruse on the Undivided podcast.They alleged Keaton then told them, “I hope Jesus can forgive you for what sin you’ve done,” before calling them “f—– insane” while pointing at her head and adding, “God can save you,” leaving one of the fans in tears.“I’ve never been yelled at like that,” one of the girls said.“I’ve had people hate on me on the internet, but it doesn’t really affect me as much, because it’s people online.

But that just caught me by surprise because I thought she was going to be nice, and she started screaming at us, and cussing at us.”The teens were also wearing XX-XY shirts, apparel from former gymnast Jennifer Sey’s company named after the male and female chromosome pairi...