Bogut outraged at shock basketball move

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A transgender jock has applied to articulation an Australian women's hoops league, drafting the ire of Australian NBA large Andrew Bogut.

Basketball Victoria is acceptable to o.k. an exertion for the subordinate to vie successful the NBL1 South women's competition, with media reports stating the subordinate volition play for the Kilysth Cobras.

Basketball Victoria confirmed the quality arsenic they proceed to enactment done the eligibility requirements up of the 2023 season.

But Bogut expressed disappointment implicit the quality connected societal media connected Monday afternoon, calling connected "girl dads" to unite.

"Word is @NBL1 South Women volition person a biologic Male playing this upcoming season," Bogut tweeted.

"Are you good with sacrificing the sanctity of Female Sport successful the sanction of "inclusion"? #GirlDads wherever are you?

"The hashtag is trendy until enactment is needed."

Bogut's tweets provoked respective responses, with galore connected either broadside of the statement reaching retired to the erstwhile NBA champion.

Former NBL subordinate Matt Shanahan wrote the determination would unfastened a "massive tin of worms."

"I'm a miss dada who has a 16-year-old girl successful an NBL 1 South squad who has been asked if she would beryllium comfy with this," said Shanahan, who is presently coaching the Victorian Metro Under 18s side.

"Opening a monolithic tin of worms if this is allowed."

Current NBL1 subordinate Chloe Bibby disagreed with Bogut, stating that she has nary occupation playing against the idiosyncratic successful question.

"As idiosyncratic who plays successful the NBL1, I don't attraction what they place arsenic oregon their pronouns, she/her, they/them, he/him due to the fact that careless I'm inactive gone effort bushed their ass connected court," Bibby tweeted.

"They privation to play shot & I person thing but the upmost respect for this person. Go termination it queen."

Earlier this month, sex issues led Bogut to instrumentality purpose astatine Football Australia implicit a item successful his son's shot registration.

Bogut shared a representation of sex inclusive options successful a drop-down container connected his six-year-old rego form.

The database included options for male, female, non-binary oregon sex fluid players, and a 4th conception for those whose "gender individuality not sufficiently represented".

Bogut shared a representation of the database to his followers, straight calling retired Football Australia.

Football Australia said it was arrogant of the diverseness of its sport, and the registration signifier reflects that.

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