Mark Cuban weighs in on transgender athletes in women's sports: 'People just aren't ready'

Dallas Mavericks minority owner and Shark Tank host Mark Cuban gave his take on transgender athletes in women's sports this week During an interview on The Stephen A Smith Show Friday Cuban suggested trans inclusion should not be pushed down people's throats To make it a national issue so that if you weren t supporting the fewer than trans athletes in the NCAA then you weren t a good person People just aren t ready for that yet You've got to meet people where they are Cuban revealed It takes time you can t just force it down people s throats CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMCuban also suggested people affected by transgender inclusion policies in sports should not be used in political campaigns Instead of trying to get where the people who are being disadvantaged and being discriminated against are helped they wished to make it a campaign issue Cuban declared Focus on helping the people not using them to campaign A national exit poll conducted by the Concerned Women for America legislative action committee determined that of moderate voters saw the issue of Donald Trump s opposition to transgender boys and men playing girls' and women s sports and of transgender boys and men using girls' and women s bathrooms as central to them WHO IS STEPHANIE TURNER WOMEN'S FENCER WHO KNELT TO PROTEST TRANS OPPONENT AND IGNITED GLOBAL AWARENESSAdditionally noted it was the majority vital issue of all while disclosed it was very fundamental Cuban also suggested he supports women athletes who choose not to compete against transgender competitors saying the decision of whether to compete against trans athletes should be left up to the athletes themselves My attitude is if there s a trans athlete no matter what side you let the opponent whether it s an individual sport or a band sport you let them decide if they want to compete against them or not Cuban revealed Cuban a staunch supporter of former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris and an impassioned critic of President Donald Trump is one of the multiple prominent left-wing figures who have spoken out against the Democratic Party's stance on trans athlete inclusion Smith has repeatedly called out the Democratic Party for its stance on trans athletes suggesting it played heavily into its defeat in the November ballot HBO host Bill Maher has also criticized Democratic aid for trans inclusion in women's sports Even Democratic lawmakers like Rep Seth Moulton D-Mass and former Montana Sen Jon Tester have spoken out against the party's current stance A New York Times Ipsos survey revealed the vast majority of Americans including a majority of Democrats don't think transgender athletes should be permitted to compete in women's sports Of the people who participated commented biological males who identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women's sports Of the people who identified as Democrats or leaning Democrat explained that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete against women Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter