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Former NBA player Royce White has responded to reports that the WNBA considers him ineligible to play after his recent draft declaration.

White pushed back against the reported decision with a series of posts on social media.

“As a Black Trans lesbian, the rumors of denial for my multi-spirit existence are concerning,” White said.

He continued by arguing that comments questioning transgender identities can have serious consequences.

“I’d also like to remind everyone there is a Trans genocide taking place right now in America. These kind of casual comments lead to violence and our deaths.”

White also criticized the characterization of his WNBA declaration as a publicity stunt.

“To tell a Black Trans woman she is not a woman or that the Trans experience is a ‘stunt’, is transphobic, bigoted and racist.”