Former WNBAer Candice Wiggins "refused to back down" yesterday from her "assertions that she was mistreated by gay players in the WNBA because she is heterosexual," according to Tod Leonard of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. Wiggins said that she "received positive reaction from those close to her, as well as private thanks from other WNBA players who Wiggins said experienced what she did." Wiggins: "I'm not sorry for saying what needs to be said. And I'm not patting myself on the back. It wasn't brave, but it would have been cowardly for me not to do it." Wiggins said her comments that 98% of WNBA players are gay was "more to be illustrative than factual." Wiggins: "It felt that way to me. And it's not just the players. It was the coaches. It was the leaders." Meanwhile, current WNBA players "took to social media to express themselves about Wiggins' opinions." Sky F Imani Boyette in an open letter to Wiggins on her website wrote, "I'm sorry you were bullied and felt that way during your career. ... I hope you know that says more about the people who chose to mistreat you than you yourself." However, Boyette added, "You chose to typecast an entire league instead of speaking your peace, telling your truth. You chose to put all of us down, fans included. How can you turn your back on the entity that gave you your career?" Stars F Monique Currie in a blog post wrote of Wiggins' 98% comment, "It's fair to say that's a stretch, however, it's fair to say that during a span of eight years in the WNBA there were possibly more gay players than non-gay players. Does this matter in the grand scheme of things? No. But it does matter to someone who’s not in the majority" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 2/22).
