South Carolina star Kamilla Cardoso sidesteps question regarding Dawn Staley's transgender comments

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Ahead of their national championship game against Iowa, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was asked by OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske about her thoughts about transgender participation in women’s sports.

"I'm of the opinion of, if you're a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman, and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play. That's my opinion. You want me to go deeper?" she said.

When asked whether she thought "transgender women should be able to participate in women's college basketball," Staley responded, "Yes."

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South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso greets fans during an NCAA Women's Basketball Championship celebration at Colonial Life Arena on April 8, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. University classes that were scheduled during the event were canceled. The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 to cap a perfect season.  (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

"That's the question you want to ask, I'll give you that. Yes, yes. So, now the barnstormer people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me on one of the biggest days of our game, and I'm OK with that. I really am," she added.

It wasn't that much of a distraction, as the Gamecocks completed their undefeated season by winning the title game.

In a celebratory event at a South Carolina Raising Cane's, Kamilla Cardoso was asked by Fox News Digital what she made of her head coach's comments, which she brushed aside.

Kamilla Cardoso attends as South Carolina Women's Basketball Stars Kamilla Cardoso & MiLaysia Fulwiley post up at Raising Cane's following undefeated