Sophie Cunningham's viral ‘Hot Girls Eat Arby's' shirt steals spotlight before WNBA win

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Sophie Cunningham: Before even stepping on the court, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham had already won the internet, as per a report. On Barbie Night at Wintrust Arena, ahead of the Indiana Fever's clash with the Chicago Sky, the WNBA star showed up in a shirt that read simply: 'Hot Girls Eat Arby's,' as per a WHERE IS THE BUZZ report. What started as a cheeky fashion choice quickly spiralled into one of the most chaotic and strangely iconic moments of the WNBA season, as per the report.It wasn't just a funny tee, it was a full-circle moment, according to the WHERE IS THE BUZZ report. Back in April, Cunningham filmed herself trying Arby's for the first time in a candid, off-the-cuff food review, which was weird, it was funny, and fans loved it, as per WHERE IS THE BUZZ. Fast forward to this week, there she was, walking into the arena like a meme come to life, according to the report.
Sophie Cunningham pregame pic.twitter.com/bx9QylY95g — Hater Report (@HaterReport_) July 27, 2025
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Social media users on X, immediately reacted, with comments: 'Greatest crossover ever", 'Imagine being so hungry you eat Arby's', 'Arby's loves our Sophie!', 'I always knew y'a had bad taste from how bad your food is', 'Arby's getting the Sophie Cunningham endorsement. Priceless,' as quoted by WHERE IS THE BUZZ.
If the T-shirt wasn't enough to blow up the internet, a second-quarter slip added fuel to the fire, as per the report. According to the WHERE IS THE BUZZ report, in the second quarter when she got fouled by Chicago's Rebecca Allen and, in a chaotic tumble, accidentally sat on a cameraman's face.The video, which was quickly picked up by the infamous basketball parody account NBACentel, exploded online with millions of views in just hours, with social media users flooding the comments and reactions, as per the report. X users wrote: '4,271 camera man applications were submitted this afternoon. 4,270 from me," 'Why did she look back in disgust like he's some perv that assaulted her?', 'I'm going to go to film school now", 'And they say God doesn't have a favorite", 'Hate seeing people living my dream,' as quoted by WHERE IS THE BUZZ.
Sophie Cunningham sat on the cameraman's face 💀😭 pic.twitter.com/qEJ1gSzCTX — NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) July 27, 2025
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Was there a theme at the WNBA game? Yes, it was 'Barbie Night' at Wintrust Arena during the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game.