'Outkick' founder Clay Travis reacts to ESPN analyst Jalen Rose saying he's disappointed Team USA didn't select an all-Black basketball team Multiple mainstream media journalists joined USA Today sports columnist Nancy Armour in trashing ESPN broadcaster Samantha Ponder for calling out biological men competing in women’s sports.
Reporters, like USA Today’s sports journo Lindsay Schnell, dogpiled on Ponder after she was accused of promoting "bigotry" for demanding fairness in women’s sports.
Schnell made a particularly wild argument, claiming that if trans women (biological males) have an unfair advantage over female athletes, then NBA star LeBron James has an unfair advantage over the professional male basketball players he competes against. EXCLUSIVE: CALIFORNIA PARENT WHOSE DAUGHTER LOST TO BIOLOGICAL MALE IN GIRLS' TRACK COMPETITION RESPONDS ESPN's Samantha Ponder was blasted by members of the media for speaking out against trans women competing in women's sports. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) The drama began over the weekend when Armour’s column trashed the ESPN reporter for defending former college athlete Riley Gaines as well as her cause championing fairness in women’s sports.
Ponder tweeted Thursday about the support she has received for defending women’s sports from trans male competitors, writing, "I barely said anything publicly [about] this issue & I’ve had so many [people message] me, stop me in the street to say thank you+ tell me stories [about] girls who are afraid to speak up for fear of lost employment/being called hateful.