Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham addressed a debate circulating on social media this week after several NBA players dismissed claims that WNBA players could beat NBA athletes in one-on-one matchups or compete with men’s teams.

Cunningham’s remarks came after days of discussion following comments from NBA players Michael Porter Jr. and Lonzo Ball and former pro LiAngelo Ball.

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The discussion began when WNBA player Paige Bueckers said she could beat NBA player Josh Hart one-on-one.

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Former NBA player Pat Beverley added separately that a WNBA championship team could defeat an NBA roster.

On Tuesday, Porter, Ball, and LiAngelo Ball rejected those suggestions when reacting to the claims during a panel discussion.

By Thursday, Cunningham said she had been receiving messages from numerous people asking for her response.

On the “Show Me Something” podcast, she said, “It’s my personal opinion, but if you are a professional football player, basketball player … if you’re in that elite-level group, yeah, you should be able to beat the girls. Like, I’m not surprised by that.”

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She went on to say, “I just don’t get why it’s continuing to get brought up. And like, if women are saying that, like, he couldn’t beat them, yeah, he could. Any NBA star or player could beat a female in high school.”

Her comments followed criticism from her co-host, West Wilson, who reacted differently to the NBA players’ remarks.

Wilson suggested that Porter had an issue with women, saying Porter had been “talking about true women” for the last two years.

Wilson added that he believed the Brooklyn Nets player was “weirdly insecure about women being around him” and their “reflection of him.”

During the show, Wilson paused after reading Porter’s full contextual comments, but he did not include the part where Porter referenced having played against Cunningham years earlier.

Porter said last week, “My sisters went to University of Missouri, and I was still a young dude, and they had me playing on the scout team. And they had a few WNBA players on their team, like Sophie Cunningham and a couple others. I think I was in seventh or eighth grade.”

Cunningham responded by acknowledging that boys who later develop into professional athletes could outperform grown women on the court.

“If they’re future pros,” she said, “… it’s probably true.”

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She then elaborated on biological differences as part of her wider point.

“I don’t want to be unrealistic or delusional, like, men are just stronger, bigger, athletic; they just are a different build. And so if you put them up against females, well, yeah, they’re gonna win. Duh,” she said.

Wilson asked whether any WNBA players believed they could beat a group of high-school boys.

Cunningham said the comparison did not make sense competitively.

“Dude, there’s no way. … If you put their best high-school [players] against the best WNBA … the male and female are just so different. I just don’t think that’s a fair matchup,” she said.

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The podcast hosts also discussed Cunningham’s personal basketball experience, including her history playing with Porter’s older sisters, which resurfaced as part of the conversation after Porter mentioned their time practicing together during his youth.

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