Sydney Colson slams ex-Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham for her outspoken opinions: 'You ought to be ashamed'

Cunningham’s stance on transgender athletes struck a nerve with her former teammate

Sydney Colson this week blasted Sophie Cunningham, her former Indiana Fever teammate, for controversial remarks Cunningham made earlier this year to ESPN centered around her stance against transgender women participating in women's sports. Colson, a two-time WNBA champion who played in 30 games in 2025 for the Fever, discussed Cunningham's opinions on her podcast. "For the white players in the league, when you don't say s—, and even worse, when you say things that are harmful, talking about the trans s—, nobody respects you," she said. "Shut the f— up, shut the f— up. Nobody wants to hear your opinion. Freedom of speech, so you can say it, but just know — people are just trying to get by when they're dealing with you.

"You ought to be ashamed, y'all ought to be ashamed to act like you're cool with people, to act like you care about sisterhood, all of these things." Cunningham previously said this season she wanted to "protect young girls in the locker room" and added "they shouldn't have to go against biological men." She doesn't view herself as an activist, but did not backtrack on her statements. "I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense," Cunningham said. "And I think I'll always believe in that. I think it's really important to protect