WNBA won’t name person responsible for security incident over fans’ shirts, as Dream blame league

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The Atlanta Dream placed blame on the WNBA for an incident in which fans were told to cover their shirts, in a statement on Monday.

At least three fans were told to cover their shirts, Fox News Digital has learned. And two of those fans were a mother and daughter wearing shirts for the brand XX-XY Athletics, which advocates for the protection of women’s sports from biological males.

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A third fan was wearing a pro-transgender shirt, and was also asked to cover it up.

The Dream said its team personnel were not involved in the incident, while saying WNBA security “fell short” of the expected standard.

Kasey and Annie Thomason courtside in XX-XY t-shirts for Fever vs Dream 8/16/26

“The Atlanta Dream believes in creating a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. Unfortunately, at last night’s game, WNBA security took actions that fell short of that standard. At no point was Dream personnel involved in the decisions made by WNBA security,” the statement said.

The WNBA put out a separate statement saying the incident, “should not have happened.”

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“The WNBA is aware of interactions at last night’s game in Atlanta in which fans were asked by league security to cover their shirts. This should not have happened,” the league said.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the WNBA asking who was responsible for the decision to ask the fans to cover their shirts, but has not received a response.

The mother and daughter who were told to cover their XX-XY Athletics shirts, Kasey and Annie Thomason, told Fox News Digital that the person who confronted them was not dressed like a typical arena security guard, and was wearing a tan suit.

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The game was not played in the Dream’s typical home arena Gateway Center Arena. It was moved to the larger State Farm Arena, home to the Atlanta Hawks, to accommodate a larger expected crowd for a game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.

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