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Sophie Cunningham fans allege Storm players, exec heckled girls during game over support of women's sports

Women's sports activist Amy Sousa tells Fox News Digital what she allegedly witnessed during the Seattle Storm game against the Indiana Fever amid support of Sophie Cunningham speaking out in support of women's sports.

A night of celebration devolved into a storm of chaos in Seattle.

Women who were at the Indiana Fever game against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night told Fox News Digital that Storm players and even co-owner Celeste Keaton allegedly made mocking gestures and insults to girls who were there to celebrate Sophie Cunningham.

The Storm provided a statement to Fox News Digital apologizing for the conduct of the co-owner.

"We are aware one of our co-owners made comments to two fans in attendance at last night's game. We apologize that this happened. Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome, and we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment where every fan is treated with respect," the statement read.

The game became a flashpoint in the national debate over trans athletes when Cunningham supporters showed up to hold a rally outside Climate Pledge Arena in support of her recent statements on protecting women's sports.

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But then when her supporters went inside the arena, they allegedly faced shocking hostility, while fans in attendance relentlessly booed Cunningham from the moment she touched the ball.

The group included several teenage girls wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and carrying handmade signs thanking Cunningham. Independent journalist Brandi Kruse, who helped organize the gathering, sat near the girls in courtside seats on the Storm’s end of the floor.

Kruse said fans began booing

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