{"id":659862,"date":"2026-08-29T16:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659862"},"modified":"2026-08-29T16:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:55:54","slug":"ex-nba-star-seeking-stint-in-wnba-scouts-indiana-fever-game-while-rocking-a-wig-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659862","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA star seeking stint in WNBA scouts Indiana Fever game while rocking a wig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-royce-white-wnba-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former basketball pro-turned politician Royce White is making headlines after showing up to a WNBA game with a wig.<\/p>\n<p>The league has been awash in controversy, first for seemingly letting white players like Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham be bullied on and off the court, then for having difficulty defining what a woman is despite being a league exclusively for female athletes.<\/p>\n<p>White joined Enes Freedom Kanter in pointing out the absurdity of being unable to define \u201cwoman\u201d by declaring their intent to join the next WNBA draft, despite being men. To this end, White attended the Indiana Fever\u2019s game against the Connecticut Sun while wearing a long, blonde wig.<\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Royce White takes his WNBA Draft campaign straight to an Indiana Fever game, showing up courtside in a long blonde wig and getting plenty of attention from fans.<\/p>\n<p>The former NBA first-round pick says he\u2019s there to support the league and \u201cscout some of the competition\u201d as he\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NTiML1b0sV\">pic.twitter.com\/NTiML1b0sV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2093514491115790437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAll hail Queen Roysha, the queen has arrived, it\u2019s great to be here\u2026 I\u2019m here because Black trans lesbians matter, and we\u2019ve always mattered, we\u2019ve always existed\u2026 I\u2019m here to participate and scout some of the competition maybe as well,\u201d White said when asked why he attended the evening\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n\n<p>X users reacted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qvzXRILQps\">pic.twitter.com\/qvzXRILQps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ScrollofTruth (@ScrollofTruthIF) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScrollofTruthIF\/status\/2093691648819576845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THAT\u2019S how you protest and make a political statement! Force them to play by their own rules and the game that they set themselves! What a brave \u2018woman\u2019!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Orr (@724MichaelOrr) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/724MichaelOrr\/status\/2093533722192527764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Royce White is a stunning and beautiful woman. The bottom WNBA teams are battling to draft her and Enes if the league fails to define what a woman is.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy froemel (@FroemelAndy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FroemelAndy\/status\/2093515515176100115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing says \u201cbeautiful Black Trans Lesbian\u201d like jeans, a blazer, a cheap blonde wig, and a discrimination threat if the girls won\u2019t let you dunk on them. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LetRoyshaPlay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetRoyshaPlay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Toney (@RobertJoeToney) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertJoeToney\/status\/2093534403183923292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A real man!<br \/>\nHe exposes the sheer hypocrisy of the WNBA\u2019s far-left leadership. We who love basketball stand with Sophie.<br \/>\nWarm greetings from across the pond.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thebullstaff (@Nightwish2713) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nightwish2713\/status\/2093665500689514982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> can you please stop dead-naming Roysha.<\/p>\n<p>Bigots\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 King Kev (@Eat_Drink_Smoke) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eat_Drink_Smoke\/status\/2093531689582776466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Royce is the best. FYI The WNBA and the NBA do not use the same size basketball. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude42\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> Royce thank you for your support of women\u2019s sports!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 P LoveJoy (@PLoveJoy4) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PLoveJoy4\/status\/2093623443505721383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He\u2019s really committed to this. Those tickets must have been tens of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spurious (@thespurious) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thespurious\/status\/2093558643857723396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-royce-white-wnba-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Ex-NBA star seeking stint in WNBA scouts Indiana Fever game while rocking a wig\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former basketball pro-turned politician Royce White is making headlines after showing up to a WNBA game with a wig. The league has been awash in controversy, first for seemingly letting white players like Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham be bullied on and off the court, then for having difficulty defining what a woman is despite&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659862\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ex-NBA star seeking stint in WNBA scouts Indiana Fever game while rocking a wig<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":659851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=659862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/659851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=659862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=659862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=659862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}