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Former Fever Guard Reacts to Sophie Cunningham's High School Football Clip
Former Fever Guard Reacts to Sophie Cunningham's High School Football Clip originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was involved in a scuffle during Tuesday night's 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun. While Clark finished with 20 points, one rebound and six assists, she was poked in the eye by Sun guard Jacy Sheldon during the third quarter.
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Things escalated when Sheldon's teammate, Marina Mabrey, shoved Clark to the ground immediately afterward. Meanwhile, Clark's teammate, Sophie Cunningham, who was on the bench at the time, knew she was going to get back at Sheldon the next chance she got.
With under a minute left in the game, Sheldon was on a fast break with only Cunningham back to defend. As Sheldon went up for a layup, Cunningham wrapped her arms around her and brought her to the ground.
After the game, the conversation among Fever fans on social media focused on Cunningham standing up for Clark.
Fans dug up old photos, and Overtime Women's Basketball shared one of Cunningham as a black belt when she was younger, along with a clip of her in full pads playing high school football.
The post generated a lot of activity, and even former Fever guard Aari McDonald, who was waived by the team on Friday, reacted by liking it.
Aari McDonald's like on @overtimewbb's post.@overtimewbb/Instagram
Here's a video of Cunningham during an actual play, drilling an extra point as a kicker for Rock Bridge High School in Missouri:
Cunningham, 28, is in her first season with the Fever after being traded this past offseason from the Phoenix Mercury. The 6-foot-1 guard was originally a second-round pick by Phoenix in the 2019 WNBA draft.
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She played six seasons there, having her best season in 2022, averaging 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
In six games played in 2025, though, Cunningham is averaging 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
The Fever visit the Golden State Valkyries at 10 p.m. ET Thursday. The game will be streamed on Amazon Prime.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
