Overview
- A small pregame “Support Sophie” rally outside Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, July 28 promoted Washington initiatives that would bar transgender students from girls’ sports and drew a crowd described as a few dozen.
- Indiana Fever officials read a prepared statement at the postgame press conference saying neither the team nor Sophie Cunningham had contact with rally organizers and that the organization was united on its mission.
- Reporters who criticized the rally reported receiving abusive messages after the game and one reporter, Roberta Rodrigues, publicly shared hate mail she received.
- An allegation that Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton cursed at and upset two teen fans holding pro-Cunningham signs has escalated scrutiny of in-arena security and how venue staff handled the incident.
- On the court the Fever won 105-95, with Caitlin Clark scoring 32 and Kelsey Mitchell 28, but the team also dealt with Aliyah Boston leaving the game with a lower-right-leg injury and continued criticism for shielding players from non-basketball questions.