Geno Auriemma Worries WNBA Has Been 'Hijacked,' Warns League 'Nobody's Coming to Watch ... a Protest Movement'

Geno Auriemma calls WNBA transgender athlete debate ‘manufactured’

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma says the trans controversy with the WNBA has been overblown by people seeking personal gain: "Why are we making a big issue over an issue that doesn't exist?"

Geno Auriemma rejects controversy surrounding transgender players in WNBA and calls it completely fabricated

The Hall of Fame coach says people are turning a hypothetical eligibility question into a much bigger story

Geno Auriemma Shuts Down Trans-WNBA Controversy, Says It's A Non-Issue

Geno Auriemma isn't buying the latest culture-war freakout surrounding the WNBA! The legendary UConn women's basketball coach chopped it up with Babcock this week ... and the Hall of Famer chalked up the trans athlete debate as a manufactured…

Geno Auriemma worries WNBA has been 'hijacked,' warns league 'nobody's coming to watch ... a protest movement'

Credit: CNBCUConn’s Geno Auriemma is concerned about the direction that WNBA chatter is headed. In an interview with CNBC this week ahead of the release of a documentary chronicling his Huskies program, Auriemma said he was worried that the conversation around the WNBA had been “hijacked,” and offered a warning to commissioner Cathy Engelbert and players that “nobody’s watching” the league to “watch another protest movement.” Auriemma’s comments…

UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma says WNBA should shift focus away from transgender debate

Geno Auriemma said the WNBA should steer attention away from the transgender athlete debate and focus more on basketball.

Geno Auriemma questions the 'motivation' behind current WNBA news cycle

Ralphie Aversa asks UConn head coach Geno Auriemma about his thoughts on the current controversial news cycle coming out of the WNBA right now.