OutKick founder Clay Travis has publicly offered the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces $10 million to play a state championship-winning high school boys basketball team of his choosing. Travis stated on the "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" podcast that his offer aims to highlight what he perceives as an absurdity in modern sports discourse regarding biological differences between sexes.
Travis proposed that if the high school boys team wins, they would receive the $10 million prize. He suggested that tech mogul Elon Musk could further escalate the stakes by increasing the reward to $100 million, which he believes would compel the Aces to accept the challenge.
"Everyone with a functional brain knows that men are bigger, stronger and faster than women," Travis said. "And the whole reason women's sports exist is so women can compete because if we just had unisex sports, men would take all the spots and there would be no women's sports. So I said, as a way to point out this absurdity, I will give $10 million to a boys high school team, playing against WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces."
Travis's challenge comes amidst ongoing discussions within the WNBA and sports communities about gender and athletic competition. He noted that players and coaches have worn shirts expressing support for transgender athletes participating in women's sports, and that some WNBA fans have voiced opposition to players who have made statements about protecting women's sports.
"I would love it if somebody like Elon Musk would come in and say, 'hey, I'll make it 100 million,' you know," Travis added. "Because I think the dollar figure at 10 million, most people out there, if you thought you had a reasonable chance to win, would play, right?"
Travis asserted that an elite high school boys' basketball team would likely defeat the WNBA champions due to biological advantages in size, strength, and speed, while acknowledging the talent of WNBA athletes. He framed his offer as a response to what he described as the denial of biological reality in favor of certain political viewpoints.
The WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces have not yet publicly responded to Travis's offer. The potential financial implications of a $10 million, or even $100 million, game would represent a significant increase in revenue for the organization.