the NBA doesn't exclude women, it's the WNBA who excludes men which means they're violating federal employment laws.
It has been well past time for someone to ask the bionic white liberal Adam Silver why the WNBA can exclude biological males on the basis of sex/gender, but the NBA is open to considering ANY player, regardless of gender, to compete for roster slots on any of its teams.
From a anti-discrimination legal standpoint, any male player who doesn't make the NBA/G League or overseas professional teams, should have the right to play in the WNBA. Especially if "trans-male" players are now allowed in that league.
In 1979, Meyers signed with Pacers, adding to her hoops legacy
Sam Amico
Sep 5, 2020
Ann Meyers didn't want to be just one of the guys. She wanted to be better than them, and for a while, she was better than plenty.
On Sept. 5, 1979, Meyers signed a $50,000 contract with the Indiana Pacers, becoming the first woman to receive an NBA tryout.
Meyers held her own, survived the first round of cuts and left an impression that will last forever.
"I tell you one thing. She was better. She was better. We had a bunch of guys come in trying out and she was better than a whole bunch of them," then-Pacers coach Slick Leonard told the Indy Star in 2015.
Meyers came from a basketball family, a large family. She was one of 11 children. Her brother, Dave Meyers, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1975 NBA Draft. He spent five years with the Milwaukee Bucks before surprisingly announcing his retirement to focus on his family and faith.
But Ann wanted to play where her brother did -- in the NBA.
She was an All-American at UCLA, 5-foot-9 and played just about all five positions before it became a thing in basketball, men's or women's.
With the Pacers, she had to try out for point guard. She was warned not to bother, by family, by friends, by the coach of the Pacers himself.