WNBA commissioner says league will continue discussing transgender participation

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has told teams the league will keep discussing transgender participation in women’s basketball. In a memo sent Friday afternoon to teams, obtained by The Associated Press, Engelbert said she expects the issue to “continue to receive significant attention” and thanked staff for responding to media questions professionally. She said further discussion will be handled by a task force of team presidents and general managers at a meeting next week that had already been scheduled. The memo argues the league will approach the topic “thoughtfully” and notes WNBA eligibility rules are collectively bargained: only women are eligible, without more specific language on gender identity or sex assigned at birth.