New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has told teams the league will keep discussing transgender athlete participation in women's basketball, with a task force of team presidents and general managers set to take up the issue at a meeting next week.

In a memo obtained by The Associated Press and ESPN, Cathy Engelbert addressed questions that have been circulating among clubs and in the media. "I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women's basketball, and I expect this topic will continue to receive significant attention," she wrote. "I wanted to reach out to share how we are approaching these conversations at the league office and to thank those of you wh...