'Shut up b**ch': Sophie Cunningham lashes out at fan who insulted sister Lindsey after Fever win
Sophie Cunningham, a member of the Indiana Fever, voiced her frustration after an Indiana Fever fan assaulted her sister, Lindsey after Lindsey made a reference to the WNBA refs.
During the August 18, 2025, game, Indiana Fever won, 99-93, against the Connecticut Sun in Indianapolis, Indiana. During their match up, Cunningham appeared to have a lower leg collision, where Cunningham seemed to be in some pain after contact with Sun guard Bria Hartley. Her sister and mom were publicly frustrated over the league's officiating online, prompting backlash from one fan in particular.
Sophie Cunningham defends sister Lindsey and criticizes fan response
After the match, Sophie Cunningham's sister Lindsey posted on social media, criticizing the WNBA for poor officiating that she said endangered players.
She tweeted,
'@WNBA maybe you should focus less on fining players for commenting on poor officiating & more on hiring officials that protect your athletes. Pathetic.'
Their mother, Paula Cunningham, also criticized Hartley's play, calling her
'plain mean and playing out of control'
in a now-deleted X post.
A fan replied to Lindsey's post by sharing a clip of Sophie committing a foul and wrote,
'Protect athletes shut up b****.'
Sophie did not stay silent and fired back with a tweet that read,
'…some of us were raised by the words of 'don't bite off more than you can chew' and some of us didn't.
'fafo'.'
Sophie's response made it clear she would defend her family against online attacks.
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Sophie Cunningham injured during Fever victory against Connecticut Sun
While playing on August 18, Sophie Cunningham was playing some help defense under the basket and Bria Hartley came barreling into her lower right leg while passing the ball.
Sophie Cunningham grabbed her leg in pain but wanted to continue playing to try and finish the game until team staff brought her to the locker room. The Fever ruled her out for the rest of the game.
Earlier in the match, Sophie Cunningham had already received a technical foul during a tie-up with Leila Lacan.
Despite the injury, Sophie Cunningham's performance this season has been important for the Fever, especially while star Caitlin Clark has been absent.
Fans have noticed her growing presence on the court and off it, and the recent social media exchange shows Cunningham defending both her family and herself.
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