Royce White shows up to Indiana Fever game in blonde wig amid WNBA Draft pursuit
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Key Points:
- Former NBA player Royce White attended an Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun WNBA game wearing a long blonde wig, continuing his public campaign to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender woman.
- White stated his presence was to support the WNBA and advocate for Black trans lesbians, emphasizing his identity as a transgender woman and his intention to challenge the league's eligibility rules.
- White's declaration, sent by attorney Matt Gaetz, claims eligibility under the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement, which requires players to be women but lacks a clear definition based on biological sex or gender identity.
- The WNBA has not formally ruled on White's eligibility, but sources have dismissed his and Enes Kanter Freedom's draft declarations as publicity stunts; White has threatened legal action if barred from competing.
- White was a first-round NBA draft pick in 2012 but played only three NBA games, and his WNBA campaign follows Kanter Freedom's recent ejection and ban from Chicago Sky games after declaring for the WNBA Draft as a male.
