Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says the FBI is watching approximately 20 people over concerns involving her, describing the safety challenges that have come with her and the WNBA’s growing popularity.

Cunningham also weighed in on the pattern of certain WNBA peers choosing not to stand on the court for the national anthem, which has received heightened scrutiny throughout the WNBA Finals.

Cunningham's statements came during an appearance on Theo Von’s "This Past Weekend" podcast while discussing stalking, unwanted attention and the importance of player security.

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"We’ll have to check if I’m even allowed to say this," Cunningham said.

"I like have I think 20 I think people kind of that the FBI are watching for me. Me alone"

Cunningham did not identify those individuals or explain what the agency’s involvement entails. Her estimate and description of the FBI’s role have not been independently verified.

The discussion began as Cunningham described how increased exposure has changed players’ experiences, bringing larger audiences and greater security needs.

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"People are going to know who you are, and that’s a really great thing," she said.

But Cunningham said the attention also comes with concerns that fans may not consider.

"We do have a lot of stalkers. I know I do," she said. "And like that’s a negative side of things that people don’t think about. And so you do want to feel secure."

She praised the Fever’s security arrangements, describing player protection as a significant part of the league’s changing landscape.

"I know, like, we keep saying that, but like it’s a huge — it’s a big deal," Cunningham said.

Later in the interview, Cunningham discussed her support for military service members when Von asked about what he described as teams "walking out on the anthem."

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Cunningham pointed out that certain players have not been present on the floor during the national anthem for multiple years now, but the topic has garnered renewed scrutiny as both teams in the WNBA Finals, the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries, are among the teams whose players are not on the floor during the anthem.

"We have family members who have served," she said.

Cunningham said she wants to recognize veterans and people currently serving.

"I’m going to show that support and I’m going to give them love," she said.

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"I take a lot of pride of where I come from, and I’m proud to be an American citizen," Cunningham added.

Asked about players taking collective stands, Cunningham emphasized that the league’s athletes do not share identical beliefs.

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She acknowledged that other players may view the issue differently, saying, "That doesn’t mean that’s where everyone stands."

I saw it right there in the lede of a Washington Post column Tuesday.

"A transgender girl stretched for a high school race as supporters of a new anti-trans ballot measure chanted 'enough is enough'."

I saw it six days earlier in a Guardian headline about how doctors are fighting an "anti-trans measure" that would separate biological girls from boys in women's sports.

The Portland Mercury got in on it, too, writing in its Monday headline how "anti-trans activists" attempted to overshadow the Thorns' playoff-clinching win.

These aren't columnists offering subjective opinions. These are media outlets writing opinions as fact.

The message? You can't possibly be a women's sports advocate without being transphobic. And that thought is just ... tired.

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I have no doubt there are people who have genuine scorn for members of the trans community. Every group — men, women, Whites, Blacks, gays, Muslims, Jews. etc. — has its haters.

But the voices backing these ballot measures? The figures advocating for girls' and women's spaces? They aren't demonizing trans people. Not in the slightest.

Perhaps the most famous face to speak up on this issue in the past few months is Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who said in an ESPN interview: "I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."

But she prefaced that very sentence by saying "I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that.' I think that I am here to extend love."

A few days after that interview came out, a high school girl in Seattle named Ahnaleigh Wilson — holding a sign saying "Thank You Sophie For Speaking Up For Girls" — echoed Cunningham's sentiment, saying "I don’t hate trans people and I have nothing against them. I just think that girls should have their own sports."

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Fellow Washingtonian Frances Staudt — who says she's been harassed constantly for refusing to play a high school basketball game against a boy — added "There’s only so many times that I can say that what we are standing up for is not anti-trans. This is pro-women’s sports."

Yet the headlines have kept coming.

From Colorado Newsline: "Signatures submitted for anti-trans Colorado ballot measures."

From Politico: "Democrats revamp their midterm playbook for GOP's anti-trans attacks."

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From Ms. Magazine: "This Midterm Season, Five States Are Voting on Anti-Trans Ballot."

If you read these stories, you'll notice that none give examples of someone issuing a slur or insult. They just presume that a bill or person opposing certain demands from members of the trans community is "anti-trans."

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It's pretty glaring when and how the media chooses to use the word "anti."

When Colin Kaepernick wore pig socks and compared cops to modern-day slave patrol, did "anti-police" headlines from legacy media come flooding in? What about when BLM protesters chanted "Pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon!"

That was pure vitriol toward their opponents. You simply don't see that type of rhetoric from the separate-men-and-women-in-sports crowd.

And by the way, that crowd includes Caitlyn Jenner — perhaps the most famous transgender person in the world. It includes Ari Laureano, a detransitioned male who was kicked out of a Portland Thorns game last week for his XX-XY shirt.

The biggest misnomer in this debate is that supporters of biological female-only spaces in sports and locker rooms all have animus toward trans people. But the media keeps repeating the lie that they do.

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Makes sense, I suppose. When you don't have the truth, repetition is your best weapon.