Seattle Storm center Stefanie Dolson decided the best way to greet Sophie Cunningham before their matchup on Tuesday was to stroll out in a tank top screaming “Trans Rights Are Human Rights.”
Because arguing that biological males should be allowed to infiltrate women's sports — the WNBA being a major women's league — is a choice.
Comedian Dave Chappelle once wondered what would happen if LeBron James decided to throw on a sports bra and compete in the WNBA. He contends James would "score 840 points a game.”
Dolson, though, who is known throughout the league as "Big Mama Stef," doesn't quite grasp that concept. She instead went with this very subtle message for Cunningham prior to the game.
🗣️🗣️🗣️@AlaskaAir | Arrivals pic.twitter.com/IruaBJsY4J
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 29, 2026
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Apparently some folks in the league think the proper response to Cunningham's common-sense take that men do not belong in women's sports is ... to troll her with shirts suggesting they should stuff a dude onto the roster.
Sophie, who has become known as an enforcer for the face of the league in Caitlin Clark, caused a firestorm in an ESPN interview in which she stated something so brazenly normal that the leftists infesting the league couldn't compute.
"I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men," she said.
Furthermore, she prefaced it with comments declaring she has no hate in her heart for men who may be under the impression that they are actually women, but that it doesn't belong in sports where they can erase female records or worse, injure a female athlete.
Cunningham said she was there to "extend love," but with that "love comes truth."
Dolson couldn't handle it.
Guess what? Big Mama Stef's pre-game stunt didn't work. It didn't work at all. It didn't even work when the crowd in Seattle started hitting Sophie with loud boos throughout the night.
Instead, Cunningham promptly lit it up from long-range, knocking down a trio of early threes while she, Clark, and the Fever rolled to a 105-95 win.
Sophie finished with 11 points and 5 rebounds, both above her season average, and the team was a solid +15 when she was on the floor. Clark really laid the hammer down with 32 points and 7 assists.
Dolson, meanwhile, gave her Storm teammates 5 points, which, believe it or not, is above her average. She's a backup center.
Perhaps even more of a statement was the fact that there were “protect girls” signs spotted in the stands at the game, turning the whole night into a reminder that a growing chunk of fans are squarely on Sophie’s side.
"Thank you, Sophie, for speaking up for girls," one sign read.
A Sophie Cunningham supporter is sitting courtside for the Storm vs Fever game in Seattle with a sign that says:
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) July 29, 2026
“Thank You Sophie For Speaking Up For Girls” pic.twitter.com/oYk7Cm7pri
As RedState's Deputy Managing Editor, Susie Moore, said: "Be like Sophie."
"I say we all take a page from Sophie's playbook and every time a progressive leftist ... speaks loudly and proudly of their aims, simply stand and point at them without saying a word," Moore writes.
Sophie is doing just fine.
In a matter of weeks, the Fever guard has added more than two million followers across Instagram and TikTok. The jump has elevated her to a different level of visibility, turning a role player into one of the most talked-about athletes in the WNBA.
Women and girls love her.
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