The WNBA is embroiled in several avoidable controversies. There are players physically targeting Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, two of the most popular players in the women’s professional basketball league. Speaking of ‘women,’ the league can’t decide what a 'woman' is and now has two male NBA players vying to be drafted into the league. They’re trying to force the women’s league to be a women’s league. In the midst of this insanity, the Toronto Tempo has introduced two mascots. Of course, one is non-binary.
This new she/they mascot is a turtle named Dez. (WATCH)
WNBA team Toronto Tempo unveils new non-binary mascot with She/They pronouns.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026
Dez the mascot, who uses She/They pronouns, identifies as a “borealis blue” snapping turtle from Muskoka. pic.twitter.com/i1lFdfzWPO
Everything the left creates is ugly. God forbid they make a cute mascot like a normal person.
— Frank_Is_A_Cat (@frank_is_a_cat) August 21, 2026
Normal people in the WNBA are a rarity.
Dot, a female hare mascot, joins Dez. (WATCH)
This is the new blue haired non-binary mascot for the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo team.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 21, 2026
Dez the turtle uses She/They pronouns. pic.twitter.com/Uly47eIwPu
The Toronto Tempo have revealed their mascots:
— Meghan L. Hall (@ItsMeghanLHall) August 19, 2026
Dez (she/they) the Snapping Turtle and Dot (she/her) the Arctic Hare. pic.twitter.com/rgR6lD13xB
I was reliably informed Woke 1 was over.
— Hunter DeButts (@BillySullivan7) August 21, 2026
We were all lied to about that.
Posters say the mascots are lesbian-coded. Wait, did Lez, we mean Dez’s manly build and blue hair, give it away?
You know they are going to make the hare and the turle lesbians. But isnit me or did they do the meme with the hare and does she pass as female pic.twitter.com/ypsEuwuZbg
— Fubl Games (@Fublplaysit81) August 21, 2026
🤣🤣🤣 Lovely-an ugly lesbian looking mascot. This league continues to be an absolute joke.
— BitsyB (@bd_7869) August 21, 2026
Its like they want less people to watch. Why tf would a mascot have a sexual preference?
— edsterz (@eddytheyetty) August 21, 2026
Stop it, you’re thinking like a sane person — this is the WNBA!
Commenters’ minds all went to the same place when they first saw ‘Dez.’
Fixed it… pic.twitter.com/8qTePNPiOo
— HERSHE®🍊 (@Hershe) August 21, 2026
— Lupo (@TheRiceWineWolf) August 21, 2026
Dez..Deez…Nuts🥜 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ZDrZ3RVhiy
— SemperFi (@7SemperFi6) August 21, 2026
🤣 that’s exactly how I read it initially
— AbigailChenault (@pumps_andA_bump) August 21, 2026
That’s what it will be forever known as.
— Nathaniel E. Negley ヤンキー・シェフ 🇮🇱🇺🇸 (@yankee_chef) August 21, 2026
Yes, Deez Nuts. Ironic since Dez doesn’t have any.
Posters have never seen a sports league so intent on crashing and burning.
WNBA marketing people are morons! They denigrate the stars that boost viewership and promote crap that alienates the majority of people. Too bad there isn’t an alternative league that could profit from this self destruction!
— Anonymous Squirrel Libertarian (@DinkDev) August 21, 2026
The WNBA really does have a death wish, doesn’t it?
— Share and Enjoy! (AWhiteAB) (@NotCubby) August 21, 2026
They just cannot help themselves. It has to be some kind of mental disorder right?
— SciFiWiFi (@SciFiWiFi_X) August 21, 2026
Yes, it’s called leftism.