Michele Tafoya Blasts WNBA Activism, Calls Sophie Cunningham a ‘Hero’ for Women’s Sports

Former WNBA broadcaster Michele Tafoya has delivered a blistering critique of the league she once helped champion, accusing it of abandoning the celebration of women’s basketball in favor of political activism. In an interview on the “Don’t @ Me” podcast with Dan Dakich, Tafoya, who was a play-by-play voice during the league’s inaugural seasons, said she no longer recognizes the WNBA. “I’m losing faith in this league,” she stated. “This league has now somehow morphed into something that feels like activism on display.” Tafoya pointed to recent protests outside a Minnesota Lynx game—where pro-trans activists used bullhorns and sirens to drown out women speaking in defense of female-only competition—as a troubling sign of how emotionally charged the debate has become.

Tafoya reserved special praise for Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who has become one of the most outspoken defenders of women’s sports. “God bless Sophie Cunningham… She’s got a spine. And she is a hero of mine,” Tafoya declared. She also criticized Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve for wearing a “Trans Kids Belong” T-shirt on the bench, saying, “This has nothing to do with kids, and I’d love to leave kids out of this entire ideology altogether.” For Tafoya, the controversy is not about hate—it’s about fairness. “This is not an anti-choice, transphobic movement at all,” she clarified. “It’s hard to believe that we are still conflating this idea of women having their own sport, but trans women somehow having access to that sport when they aren’t biologically female.” As the WNBA continues to navigate these cultural battles, Tafoya’s comments reflect a growing frustration among those who believe the league’s activism is overshadowing the very sport it was created to celebrate.

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