Women's advocacy groups respond to Caitlin Clark's answer on demonstrations at Fever games
Caitlin Clark's answer to a question about the WNBA's convergence with the "Save Women's Sports" movement became a point of internal debate within the movement and her fan base in recent days.
Dave Portnoy and Megyn Kelly, two known Clark supporters, even went at it on X about it.
Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever is introduced before a game against the Seattle Storm on July 28, 2026, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. (Scott Eklund/NBAE via Getty Images)
Clark was asked Sunday about the WNBA's ongoing controversy related to demonstrations outside of Indiana Fever games. Her teammate Sophie Cunningham voiced her support for protecting women's sports from biological males in late July, and rallies in support of Cunningham have followed the Fever to their last three games. Counterprotests have also appeared outside each of the last three games.
Clark did not reveal her stance on the issue when she answered, but deferred to the governing bodies and leagues that oversee women's sports.
"I think, for us, it's not really a discussion we really have in our locker room," Clark answered. "I think it's for leagues and the governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions. Our focus is on basketball. That's what we talk about and how we can get wins, and, obviously, we didn't do that tonight. So we need to find an area to improve in that way."
Clark then declined a related follow-up question, saying "I just answered for you."
Multiple advocacy groups leading the "Save Women's Sports" movement have addressed Clark's answer in statements to Fox News Digital.
Some of the groups appeared to defend Clark.
The Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS)
"Female athletes should never be forced to 'pick a side' to defend their right to the same opportunities afforded to men or be pressured to surrender that right in the middle of their careers. Yet because sport leaders have failed to adopt clear, fair policies, players are left carrying that burden themselves, creating unnecessary conflict among teammates, friends, and competitors," ICONS co-founder Marshi Smith told Fox News Digital.
"We saw the devastating toll of this during the Mountain West volleyball controversy, where women were placed in the impossible position of choosing between standing up for what they believed was fair or forfeiting games at the expense of their teams."The resulting tension fractured relationships and divided women’s teams. That division was not created by the athletes. It was the product of institutional failure. Women’s leagues should be for women. It is the responsibility of sport leaders, not individual players, to protect the integrity of women’s competition so athletes can focus on what they came to do: compete. But when policymakers fail women, courage falls to the athletes. History has always revealed the difference between the timid and the bold, between those captive to ideology and those willing to stand for what is right."
Moms for Liberty
"Women in the public eye have a responsibility to set an example for the young girls watching them, and that starts with standing up for the fundamentals of basic biology. It should never be difficult to defend common sense, and it should never be controversial to protect young girls. Every woman with a platform has a choice: stand up for the next generation of girls, or stay silent while their opportunities, their privacy, and their safety are taken away. Parents across America know where Moms for Liberty stands, and we will never back down." Moms for Liberty CEO and Co-Founder of Moms for Liberty Tina Descovich told Fox News Digital.