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Transgender basketball player speaks out about her desire to play in women's league

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Updated 03:27 30 Mar 2023 GMT+1Published 22:27 29 Mar 2023 GMT+1

Transgender basketball player speaks out about her desire to play in women's league

She also expressed her desire to play at international level too.

Max Sherry

Max Sherry

A transgender basketball player, who is hoping to play in the women’s NBL1 league in Australia, has broken her silence.

Lexi Rodgers made headlines this month when it was announced that the Kilsyth Cobras were willing to welcome a transgender athlete onto their team.

This move left people divided with some people praising the inclusivity, while others wasted no time in heavily criticising it – Andrew Bogut being one of them.

The former NBA champion lead the chorus of people who were outraged, tweeting: “Word is @NBL1 South Women will have a biological Male playing this upcoming season.

“Are you ok with sacrificing the sanctity of Female Sport in the name of ‘inclusion’? #GirlDads where are you?

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“The hashtag is trendy until action is needed.”

While this was all going on, Lexi's name had been kept anonymous – until now.

Lexi has not come forward, speaking to former WNBL MVP Anneli Maley on her podcast Under the Surface.

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“It’s good to have a bit of a voice, now, because, when it’s this hypothetical person and people are making a picture of what a transgender athlete looks like in their head, 1: I don’t think it’s me, and, 2: I think it’s a bit harsh and people forget that there’s actually a person,” she said.

“If you don’t get it and you don’t know 1: don’t yell stuff on the internet about it because it’s probably wrong, and, 2: Go and learn about it.

“Please be nice. It has been a hard week, so just try to remember that there’s actual people who are affected by these discussions and these debates.”

Lexi has high hopes for her basketball career, expressing her desire to play in the WNBL as well as for the Australian Opals at international level one day.

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“Coming into women’s basketball has been pretty cool, because, unfortunately, I didn’t know many of you before,” she added.

“But now, watching you (Maley) play, and watching people like Cayla (George) play, Mon Conti … that’s where I want to get to, that’s where I want to be.”

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/underthesurfaceshow/lexi.love.rodgers

Topics: Australia, Basketball

Max Sherry
Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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