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Charles Barkley bluntly responded to the \u201cstupid\u201d supporters of transgender athletes as the NBA legend voiced his concerns on the controversial debate, saying he won\u2019t change his mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m gonna make this very simple for you, Dan. Men should not play sports against women,\u201d Barkley said on Outkick\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t @ Me\u201d with Dan Dakich Thursday. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna get into all the bulls\u2013t that\u2019s going on out here in the world today.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 62-year-old Hall of Famer\u2019s views come as the sports world continues to debate the polarizing subject.<\/p>\n
\u201cMen should not play sports against women. If anybody thinks that, I think they\u2019re stupid,\u201d Barkley continued. \u201cI support the gay community 100%. I support the transgender community 100%. But I do not, under any circumstances\u2026 think that men should play sports against women.\u201d<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February banning biological males from women\u2019s sports, putting pressure on schools to comply or face the loss of federal funds.<\/p>\n
A day later, the NCAA changed its gender eligibility policies banning all biological males from women\u2019s sports<\/p>\n
Barkley said his stance wouldn\u2019t change regardless of the pressure he faced from the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anybody has a problem with that, they\u2019re gonna have to get over it because I\u2019m not gonna change my [mind]. I just think it\u2019s wrong, period,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even think that\u2019s controversial\u2026 I don\u2019t wanna hear you try to explain it to me. No, no, no, I don\u2019t wanna hear it. I\u2019m not gonna argue with you. Men shouldn\u2019t play sports against woman. I\u2019m done,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barkley\u2019s comments came after Dakich asked the analyst about unfounded reports that sports brand giant Nike had funded a study on transgender children in sports.<\/p>\n
The rumored research alleged the athletic wear giant donated money to help transgender physicist Joanna Harper study the effects of hormone therapy and puberty blockers on \u201ctrans adolescents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reports of the study first emerged in a New York Times article highlighting San Jose State\u2019s Blaire Fleming, a trans female competing on the women\u2019s volleyball team.<\/p>\n
The story briefly mentioned Harper\u2019s work and stated the research was being funded by Nike.<\/p>\n
Barkley said he was unaware of the reports but doubled down, saying children are too young to be exposed to the life-altering drugs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even think anybody knows who they are as a young kid. So I think we have to be very careful because you don\u2019t want to put kids in a disadvantageous situation, because, hey, when you get older, you can make your own decision,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we have to be very careful screwing around with kids because they\u2019re not fully developed as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 11-time All-Star also brushed past the notion of a trend in transgender youth because parents don\u2019t listen to \u201chalf the s\u2013t our kids say.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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