# @sportsbusinessjournal on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db3gFMYmjD5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68886455-sportsbusinessjournal-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ccd85c1f29.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T17:01:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) — https://gondola.cc/SBJ

## Caption

During coverage of Sunday's Lynx-Wings game, Sue Bird reflected on the WNBA's fight for visibility and why she believes the league must take control of its own narrative.

WNBA Hall of Famers Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller urged the league to stay focused on its own narrative after a Flagrant 2 foul by Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham sparked widespread online debate.

While Cunningham called the foul "unnecessary," both Fever coach Stephanie White and Bird downplayed suggestions of intent, with White saying it was a hard play that warranted the call.

Bird and Miller expressed concern that outside voices are increasingly using the league's platform to advance broader cultural and political debates, including recent discussions around transgender athletes and race, rather than focusing on basketball.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sue Bird | @S10Bird | https://gondola.cc/S10Bird | WNBA Player |
| Kami Mattioli | @Kami | https://gondola.cc/Kami | Graphic Designer |
| Kami Mattioli | @Kami | https://gondola.cc/Kami | Social Lead |

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