Fox News host Jesse Watters has finally snapped. After weeks of WNBA coverage dominating his network's airwaves, Watters declared he is officially done with the league.
"This is week three of covering the WNBA, and I have to say, I'm done. I hate the WNBA," Watters said on Monday's episode of The Five. "I don't mind women's basketball. My girls play basketball, but I don't want to cover women's basketball. I don't want to be a WNBA analyst. We get paid to have an opinion about everything. And this is something I don't care about."
His outburst comes after a weekend of controversy. The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 108-100 on Sunday, but the game was overshadowed by Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wearing a shirt that read "Trans kids belong." Many believe the shirt was a response to Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's recent comments about transgender participation in women's sports.
"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans," Cunningham told ESPN. "And I'm like, 'I never once said that.' I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."
Watters, who has been on Fox News for roughly a decade, had no interest in discussing Cunningham or Reeve. Instead, he questioned why the network was covering the league at all.
"This isn't a news story. OK? It doesn't matter. There will not be a man in the WNBA. We don't even cover the NBA. Why are we covering the WNBA? This is ridiculous," he said.
The debate isn't going away, though. Laura Ingraham has suggested that Cunningham and Caitlin Clark should consider leaving the league due to safety concerns.
"Should Cunningham and Clark even continue to play? I honestly worry for their safety during the games, and entering and exiting the stadiums. These pro-trans people are obsessed militants capable of anything," Ingraham said.
While Watters may be done with the WNBA, the conversation shows no signs of slowing down. The league has become a cultural flashpoint, with debates over transgender athletes and player safety dominating headlines. For those who'd rather focus on the on-court action, it's been a frustrating season. But as LeBron James' camp recently learned, even the biggest stars can't escape the noise.
Meanwhile, Watters' frustration echoes a broader sentiment among some fans who just want to watch basketball. But with the WNBA's growing profile, it's unlikely the league will fade from the spotlight anytime soon. As recent media missteps have shown, covering sports in 2026 is anything but simple.
For now, Watters will have to find something else to complain about—or accept that the WNBA isn't going anywhere.
