Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, who oversees superstars Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, gave her answer during a pre-game press conference on Friday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I don't know that I would say I'm educated enough from a scientific standpoint.I don't ever believe that exclusion is the answer.
I just don't.I do think that when we think about various levels of sport, various governing bodies of sport, and things that go into that, like I said, I'm not educated enough at the different levels.
I know growing up I played with the boys all the time," White answered.It triggered a social media meltdown among WNBA followers who were dissatisfied with her platitude.Actor Rob Schneider and New York Giants Super Bowl champion Jake Ballard were among those to criticize White for her answer.After the game, the Fever drew further criticism after they did not make Caitlin Clark available to reporters, and then abruptly ended the press conference when an OutKick reporter attempted to ask Aliyah Boston about Cunningham's recent stance in support of protecting women's sports.Liberal sports journalist Jemele Hill even criticized the Fever for not making Clark available.FEVER SHUT DOWN SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM QUESTIONS, ABRUPTLY END PRESS CONFERENCEPortland Fire head coach Alex Sarama also came under scrutiny when he gave his answer on whether biological males should be allowed to compete in women's sports before his team took on the Fever on Friday.
Sarama was asked an hour before White was asked."My focus is as a basketball coach.To be completely honest, I don't think I've ever had to think about that.
I'm completely supportive of people from all communities, people from all walks of life, so that's my stance, completely, I'm support of everyone in the Portland community," Sarama said.His answer also triggered a tsunami of criticism, but White's answer ultimately overshadowed his and drew attention away from his as the night went on.SO...