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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world “Inclusion.” It used to be more or less a safe word — and was one of the easiest things for the Women’s National Basketball Association to embrace. Now it’s at the center of the league’s furious debate over transgender athletes. The latest development occurred Wednesday, when a task force of WNBA team executives met to discuss transgender athlete eligibility . The meeting followed facetious declarations by former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White that they would identify as women and seek entry into the 2027 WNBA draft. After the meeting, the league said it had no immediate eligibility issues but would continue discussing them.
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