‘Battle of the Sexes 2.0′: WNBA champs offered $1 million to beat boys’ basketball team

In 2017, a group of Dallas teenage boys made headlines by defeating the U.S. women’s national soccer team. Now, Clay Travis is stirring up controversy by challenging the winners of the 2022 and 2023 Women’s National Basketball Association titles to take on a boys’ high school state championship team in a one-game contest for a $1 million prize.

BetOnline.ag has also joined the fray, announcing that they will award $1 million to the boys’ squad if they emerge victorious.

“We want to see this game happen — heck, I think the whole basketball world wants to see this happen, and that’s why we’ve committed to pay the million to the boys’ team should they win,” said Dave Mason, BetOnline.ag brand manager.

The challenge has drawn comparisons to the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. This time, however, the stakes are higher, with implications for the transgender movement and its efforts to create more inclusive sports environments.

The controversial proposal has sparked a debate on social media, with some WNBA players responding critically to the challenge. However, Mr. Travis remains undeterred, predicting that such a matchup “would probably be the most watched WNBA game of all time.”

Not everyone is convinced, with some NBA players dismissing the idea that a high school boys’ team could defeat the WNBA champions. Supporters of the high schoolers argue that the physical disparity would be too much for the women to overcome.