A WNBA team co-owner who berated and cursed at two teen girls showing support for Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham will be fined and suspended by the league for her behavior.
At the Fever-Storm game in Seattle on Tuesday, the girls wore shirts for the XX-XY brand, which opposes biological males in women’s sports, and held up signs thanking Cunningham for speaking out on the issue.
‘Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is.’
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A woman later identified as Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton confronted the pair and cursed at them, according to the teens’ account of the incident. They said other fans also harassed them and even tried to trip them.
On Thursday, the WNBA confirmed to Yahoo Sports that Keaton
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