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When I travel across the world to find championship-level players, it is so much more than some sort of physical attribute. I can tell you this: when I am vetting a player, skill for the game of basketball is so much more important.

deny gender-affirming care to trans youth, bar LGBTQ-related content from the classroom, or permit discrimination against LGBTQ people in the name of “religious freedom.”Last month, more than 540 NCAA student-athletes signed onto a letter calling out Emmert for his failure to vocally speak out against the slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, and, in particular, those banning transgender youth from participating in sports.The signatories to that letter said they were “extremely frustrated” and

letter calling on the NCAA, the governing body in college sports, to stop hosting athletic championships in states that prevent transgender athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity.In the letter, addressed to NCAA President Mark Emmert, the students condemn proposed bills in at least 25 states that seek to restrict transgender athletes from competing based on their gender identity.

The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) announced on Wednesday that it will play its upcoming championship events and tournaments without fans due to the coronavirus outbreak.