Sophie Cunningham’s Mom and Sister Blast WNBA for Failing to Protect Indiana Fever Star After Horrifying Potential Season-Ending Knee Injury

Split image of Lindsey and Sophie CunninghamLindsey and Sophie Cunningham (Photos via X & Imagn Images)
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham suffered a horrifying injury that left her screaming in pain during Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun, and her sister has called out the WNBA over it.

The Fever have been ravaged by injury all season, with Caitlin Clark missing most of their games and still at least a week away from returning. It appears they’ve taken another big hit, given Sunday’s development.

Cunningham was attempting to stop a drive in the paint from Connecticut’s Bria Hartley in the second quarter, but ended up having the attacking player land on her right leg after the contact pushed her to the ground.

She exited the game with a right knee injury and was later ruled out.

Sophie Cunningham’s Family Goes After Bria Hartley And The WNBA

Sophie Cunningham in uniformSophie Cunningham (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

 

Sophie’s sister, Lindsey Cunningham, has taken to X to criticize the refs, as there are claims that the contact looked deliberate.

“@WNBA maybe you should focus less on fining players for commenting on your poor officiating & more about hiring officials that are able to call a consistent game and protect your athletes. Pathetic. Praying for you Sophie,” she wrote.

Sophie’s mom, Paula Cunningham, also took a shot at Hartley in a tweet that appears to have been deleted, in which she claims that Hartley is a troublemaker who is out of control.

The Fever will provide updates on Cunningham’s injury soon enough. But, for now, it does not look good.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.