ESPN star says trans women have 'unfair advantage' in sports amid Simone Biles-Riley Gaines feud

Riley Gaines opened up about Simone Biles' personal attack on social media in the latest episode of OutKick's "Gaines for Girls" podcast.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith largely agreed with Riley Gaines amid the former NCAA All-American swimmer’s feud with Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles.

Smith’s remarks on Monday came a few days after Biles launched into a personal attack on Gaines after the former Kentucky Wildcats star criticized a Minnesota softball league for turning off comments on a photo showing a state championship team that had a transgender player on its roster.

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Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN "NBA Countdown" live set at Intuit Dome on Oct. 23, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Gaines used Larry Nassar, the disgraced former doctor who sexually assaulted several Olympic gymnasts, to further her point about men being in women’s spaces. While Smith did not agree with Gaines using Nassar, he did agree with the original premise.

"With that being said, the points you made to Simone Biles outside of the Larry Nassar comment, that should give us all cause for pause," he said on "The Stephen A. Smith Show." "The reality is that it is a disservice to women in a lot of people's eyes, that men transitioning to women get to compete in women's sports. Lia Thomas was a perfect example. Her highest ranking at the time … highest ranking as a male participant was like 554th in the world. He transitioned into being a woman and was top 10. That speaks for itself.

"And the reality is there’s an abundance of women out there who have a right to feel the way Riley Gaines feels, Simone Biles. Now whether it’s right for me or someone else to say it is a different argument. But in