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Wigging Out: Royce White Shows Up to Sophie Cunningham’s Indiana Fever Game in Long Locks to ‘Scout Some of The Competition’

Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Wigging Out: Royce White Shows Up to Sophie Cunningham’s Indiana Fever Game in Long Locks to ‘Scout Some of The Competition’.
The headline split Mediaite frames it as "Wigging Out: Royce White Shows Up to Sophie Cunningham’s Indiana Fever Game in Long Locks...". The Gateway Pundit frames it as "“ALL HAIL QUEEN ROYSHA”: Former NBA Star Royce White Storms Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever...".
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MediaiteNews report · Aug 29, 12:50 PM

Wigging Out: Royce White Shows Up to Sophie Cunningham’s Indiana Fever Game in Long Locks to ‘Scout Some of The Competition’

The long-shot presidential candidate and WNBA troll used the hashtag #Let Roysha Play in an X post on the Friday night stunt. The post Wigging Out: Royce White Shows Up to Sophie Cunningham...

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Aug 29, 12:30 PM

“ALL HAIL QUEEN ROYSHA”: Former NBA Star Royce White Storms Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever Game in Blonde Wig After WNBA Bans Biological Men From the Draft

Former NBA player Royce White took his fight against the WNBA’s gender insanity straight to the league’s doorstep Friday night.

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