Mom and daughter told to cover up XX-XY T-shirts, say they were threatened with ejection at Fever-Dream game

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White and players Caitlin Clark and Makayla Timpson speak to the media after a game on Aug. 16, 2026. (Courtesy: Indiana Fever)

The Indiana Fever visited the Atlanta Dream Sunday evening. It was a thrilling game between two of the WNBA’s most exciting teams, but what happened to a mother and daughter in the stands, just feet away from the court, was the biggest story of the night.

Georgia locals, Kasey Thomason, and her daughter, Annie, bought tickets just two rows back from courtside. They each wore an XX-XY Athletics T-shirt to support Sophie Cunningham and the ongoing fight to keep women’s sports and spaces female. Kasey wore an XX-XY shirt with the letters in stars and stripes, while Annie wore a Riley Gaines collaborative piece with "XX" on the front and "For the Girls" on the back. They were able to wear their shirts with no hassle or issue, until overtime when a security guard approached them.

Local Georgia residents Kasey Thomason and her daughter, Annie (17) sitting three rows back at the Fever vs Dream game in Atlanta on Sunday, August 16th. (Courtesy of Kasey Thomason)

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About halfway through the five minute overtime period, a security guard tried to get Kasey and Annie to leave their seats to talk to him. They were unsure why they were specifically being targeted at that moment, so Kasey asked him, "[Is it] about our shirts?"

Then things took an insane turn.

The security guard told them that a fan(s) were offended by their shirts, so they had the choice to wear the provided Atlanta Dream "Wellness & Health Night" shirts, or they would be escorted out of the building. To this,