{
  "id": 186032,
  "title": "Stephen A. Smith knocks WNBA coach for backing trans athletes: 'Irresponsible'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/stephen-a-smith-knocks-wnba-coach-for-backing-trans-athletes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T17:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/6011657-stephen-smith-criticizes-reeve-wnba-shirt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on a segment of his self-titled SiriusXM show heavily criticized a WNBA coach over a shirt she wore courtside that said, “Trans Kids Belong.” In a game Sunday against the Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore the shirt following comments made by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham where...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}